canal, n.
(canals)
(canals)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
<noun.artifact>
canal
semantic pointers
instance hyponym
Caledonian Canal
Caloosahatchee Canal
Grand Canal
Grand Canal
Cape Cod Canal
Erie Canal
New York State Barge Canal
hypernym
hyponym
part meronym
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
canal channel duct epithelial duct
sample sentences
"the tear duct was obstructed""the alimentary canal"
"poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
pore
spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis
ductule, ductulus
canaliculus
canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae
venous sinus, sinus
lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct
nasolacrimal duct
Haversian canal
hepatic duct
inguinal canal, canalis inguinalis
common bile duct, bile duct
pancreatic duct
lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel
salivary duct
cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct, aqueductus cerebri
ureter
urethra
cervical canal, canalis cervicis uteri
umbilical cord, umbilical
vagina
epididymis
vas deferens, ductus deferens
seminal duct
ejaculatory duct
cartilaginous tube
bronchiole
alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract
lactiferous duct
hypernym
part meronym
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
<noun.object>
canal