flu

B1
US /flʉː/ UK /fluː/
noun Freq #5670

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Influenza.

    catch flu

  2. 2
    noun

    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

  3. 3
    noun

    Stomach flu.

Etymology

Clipping of influenza.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · influenza. gripgrippe
2 noun · an acute febrile highly... influenza
Word family
Derived forms antifluflueyfluishflulikeflunamifluronasuperflu
Related forms catarrhflu-flu

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