Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface.
Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence.
That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event.
Something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on, another, called the principal.
The European flounder. See Flounder.
Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys, especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays.
A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot.
The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.
One of the lobes of a whale’s tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.
An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.
An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke.
To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards.
