lute-

combining form

variants or luteo-

: corpus luteum

luteal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin (corpus) luteum

Rhymes for lute-

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute

Kids Definition

lute

noun

ˈlüt

: a musical instrument resembling a guitar but with a pear-shaped body

Medical Definition

lute

noun

ˈlüt 

: a substance (as cement or clay) for packing a joint (as in laboratory apparatus) or coating a porous surface to produce imperviousness to gas or liquid

lute transitive verb

luted; luting