flew
/fluː/
noun
The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.
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Noun 1 meaning
The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.
“The raging hound's flews were twisted upwards in an angry snarl.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”).
FLEW at a glance
FLEW has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (F 4 + L 1 + E 1 + W 4) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,402 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with flew
All rhymes- BLEW9
- SLEW7
- CURLEW11
- CLEW9
- OVERFLEW17
- PLEW9
- ALEW7
- UNCLEW11
- OUTFLEW13
- FLYBLEW18
- OVERBLEW16
- REFLEW12
One letter away
- FLOW10
- BLEW9
- FLED8
- FLEE7
- FLEX14
- FLAW10
- FLEA7
- SLEW7
- CLEW9
- FLEG8
- PLEW9
- ALEW7
- FLEY10
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