canal
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
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Sense 2 verb
provide (a city) with a canal
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Sense 3 noun
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
the tear duct was obstructed
Types & categories
- passageway
- pore
- spinal canal
- ductule
- canaliculus
- canal of Schlemm
- venous sinus
- lacrimal duct
- nasolacrimal duct
- Haversian canal
- hepatic duct
- inguinal canal
- common bile duct
- pancreatic duct
- lymph vessel
- salivary duct
- cerebral aqueduct
- ureter
- urethra
- cervical canal
- umbilical cord
- vagina
- epididymis
- vas deferens
- seminal duct
- ejaculatory duct
- cartilaginous tube
- bronchiole
- alimentary canal
- lactiferous duct
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Sense 4 noun
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | channel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | canalization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | canal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | channel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | channel |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ampulla |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | passageway |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pore |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spinal canal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ductule |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | canaliculus |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | canal of Schlemm |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | venous sinus |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lacrimal duct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nasolacrimal duct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Haversian canal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hepatic duct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | inguinal canal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | common bile duct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pancreatic duct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lymph vessel |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | salivary duct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cerebral aqueduct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ureter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | urethra |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cervical canal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | umbilical cord |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vagina |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | epididymis |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vas deferens |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | seminal duct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ejaculatory duct |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cartilaginous tube |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bronchiole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | alimentary canal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lactiferous duct |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | channel |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | canal |
| 4 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lock chamber |
| 4 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lockage |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | waterway |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | industrial watercourse |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | raceway |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ship canal |
| 4 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Caledonian Canal |
| 4 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Caloosahatchee Canal |
| 4 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Grand Canal |
| 4 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Grand Canal |
| 4 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Cape Cod Canal |
| 4 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Erie Canal |
| 4 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | New York State Barge Canal |