'flu - The Dictionary

fluinfluenza; an acute, commonly epidemic disease characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration: The child has the flu.Not to be confused with:flew ? past tense of fly: The birds flew south for the winter.flue ? conduit for smoke, as in a fireplace: Be sure to open the flue before lighting the fire.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeflu (flo?o)n.1. Influenza.2. Any of several infections that affect the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract and are caused by viruses other than the influenza virus.[Short for influenza.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.flu (flu?) n1. (Pathology) the flu short for influenza2. (Pathology) any of various viral infections, esp a respiratory or intestinal infectionCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014flu (flu) n. 1. influenza. 2. a specific variety of influenza, usu. named for its point of dissemination or its animal vector. [1830?40] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.flu (flo?o) See influenza.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.flu, ‘flu (flu?) short for influenza. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.