flue vs. flu

flue

 

flue

(a pipe or channel that takes smoke, gas, etc. out of a building)

  • We need to install a metal flue for the furnace.
  • The smoke won’t go out because the flue is blocked up.

 

flu [formal: influenza]

(an illness like a very bad cold that causes fever, pain, and weakness)

  • I think I have got the flu.
  • She was in bed with flu for a week.

 

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