Do we say flue or flew

flue 185 occurrences

The floating grass panicles are scarcely felt in brushing through their midst, so flue are they, and none of the flowers have tall or rigid stalks.

And as another evidence of rising wind, a jerk of it came down the flue, rattling the fender of a disused grate.

An' they seeked him in the rafter-room, an' cubby-hole, an' press, An' seeked him up the chimbly-flue, an' ever' wheres, I guess; But all they ever found wuz thist his pants an' roundabout: An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef

Little fairy snow-flakes Dancing in the flue; Old Mr. Santa Claus, What is keeping you?

A brick flue does not come under the same category, but remains.

feather, dust, mote, down, thistle, down, flue, cobweb, gossamer, straw, cork, bubble, balloon; float, buoy; ether, air.

Airpipe N. air pipe, air tube; airhole^, blowhole, breathinghole^, venthole; shaft, flue, chimney, funnel, vent, nostril, nozzle, throat, weasand^, trachea; bronchus, bronchia [Med.]; larynx, tonsils, windpipe, spiracle; ventiduct^, ventilator; louvre, jalousie, Venetian blinds; blowpipe &c (wind) 349; pipe &c (tube) 260; jhilmil^; smokestack.

"That's called flue, and it must be removed.

" He crawled under the bed, and gathering the flue together in his two hands, began throwing it out of the window.

Has hidden it twice, once up the chimney flue, once behind base-board.

The flue boiler and the tubular boiler.

Q. About what amount of heating and grate surface is required per horse power in a flue boiler.

Q. What would you consider a fair evaporation in a flue boiler?

A. It is a crushing in of a flue by external pressure.

When a chimney or flue is on fire, throw into the fire-place one handful after another of flower of sulphur.

Most steam automobile boilers are of the water-tube varietythat is, water to be turned into steam is carried through the flames in pipes, instead of the heat in pipes through the water, as in the ordinary flue boilers.

"Once only, when the flue took fire, One Friday afternoon, Young Mr. Long came kindly in, And told me not to swoon.

We cannot always have a flue On fire at Number One!

And empties every grain alive for to set the flue exploding.

Heating is accomplished by indirect radiation with the steam supply from the power house, but there are many open fireplaces to add to the complete stack and flue system of ventilation.

It is said to be hollow, and has, indeed, somewhat the appearance of a narrow chimney flue.

The glare of the August sunshine reflected from the white dust, the intense heat that caused a flickering motion of the air like that which may be seen over a flue, the monotonous low cropped hedges, the scarcity of trees, and boundless plain of cornfields, all tended to deceive the eye.

The simplest form of such a ventilator this inverted hopper of sheet iron fitted above the range, the upper and smaller end opening into a large flue adjacent to the smoke flue for the range.

The simplest form of such a ventilator this inverted hopper of sheet iron fitted above the range, the upper and smaller end opening into a large flue adjacent to the smoke flue for the range.

All stationary cupboards and closets should have a ventilating flue connected with the main shaft by which the house is ventilated, or directly communicating with the outer air.

flew 3356 occurrences

Ninon flew to heir mother's side as soon as she heard of it, and without becoming an enemy of her philosophy of pleasure, she felt it incumbent upon her to suspend its practice.

These "stately ravens of the saintly days of yore" flew, each day, all over the world, gathering "facts and figures," doubtless for their August master.

The wild pigeons flew out and in unharmed, screening the Prophet by their untroubled presence from the searchings of the Kureisch, and a thorn tree spread her branches across the mouth of the cave supporting a spider's frail and glistening web, which was renewed whenever a friend visited the two prisoners to bring food and tidings.

So the two came together with terrible violence and Sir Launcelot struck Sir Mordred such a buffet that the breast-band of Sir Mordred's saddle brake, and both the saddle and Sir Mordred flew over his horse's tail.

And Sir Launcelot beheld that long lunes hung from the feet of the falcon as she flew, wherefore he was aware that the falcon had slipped her lunes and had flown from her owner.

" Ralston's thoughts flew out towards Chiltistan.

For at least half an hour the old mill was forgotten, while I chased the grackle about, as he flew hither and thither, sometimes with a loggerhead shrike in furious pursuit.

Buzzards flew about my head, and looked at me.

At that moment a female redbird flew out of the bush.

I moved to bring him fully into view, and he flew into the thick of a pine-tree out of sight.

Thus did an uncompromising democrat pay court to the shades of Royalty, while a mocking-bird sang from a fringe-bush by the gate, and an oriole flew madly from tree to tree in pursuit of a fair creature of the reluctant sex.

She swung the axe with vigor and precision, and the chips flew; but I could not help saying, "You ought to make the man do that.

Larger game was there, too, for the deer flew swiftly past, and had even stopped to drink on the opposite shore of the "Spirit Lake.

We were but forty; we flew towards them, holding our shields before our breasts; the wind tore up the trees, and threw down the teepees, as we passed along.

The winds flew along swifter than the eagle, as the Thunder Birds clapped their wings, and again we fought against our foes.

I flew out of one room into another, who broke the matter to me.

This happened unfortunately to be venerated by the Negroes as one of their Gods, and they immediately flew to arms in opposition against the sacrilegious violation of the sanctified rock, and many of the workmen were wounded, before the natives could be pacified by numerous presents.

Needless to say, before the decree was promulgated Piero and Giovanni flew precipitately through the Porta San Gallo, upon their way to Bologna, at the head of a few mercenaries, and with them went Piero's chancellor.

So he flew round and round, and peering in through the top of the wigwam, where the poles crossed each other, he was fortunate enough to see the magic bag hanging up on a cross pole over the place where the Anamakqui slept.

He quickly flew back to the village of the Elk people and ordered the most industrious of the women, who were skillful in making fire bags, to make one exactly as he described.

We can spend the evening in my den, if you like!' Mary flew across the lawn again, and bounded up the steps of the verandaha picturesque Swiss verandah which made a covered promenade in front of the house.

Leaving his companions as they entered the town, he flew to the house.

For this, Gibbs flew into a violent passion, tied the negro to a stake, and, in the language of a witness, 'cut his back to mince-meat.'

When she was still a few feet away from her brother, she leaped and flew into his welcoming arms.

The hours which always flew so rapidly when Madelaine was engaged in her work, now appeared insupportably long.

Do we say   flue   or  flew