flu (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *flu*:
NOUN	state	flu, influenza, grippe	an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

flu > pronunciation
Sounds	fluw'
Rhymes	bleu ... Zulu: 18 rhymes with luw...

English > *flu*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
Synonyms	influenza, grippe
Narrower	Asian influenza, Asiatic flu	influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
Narrower	swine influenza, swine flu	An acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
Broader	contagious disease, contagion	Any disease easily transmitted by contact
Broader	respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder	A disease affecting the respiratory system
Spanish	gripe, influenza
Catalan	grip, influença

HyperDic: flu