canal

Nouns

  • (n) (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
  • (n) a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
    • the tear duct was obstructed
    • the alimentary canal
    • poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs
    duct, epithelial duct, channel,
  • (n) long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

Verbs

Synonyms

canalise canalize duct epithelial duct channel

Words of close approximity

cane cant
candy canid Canis canna canny canoe canon canto canty
canal boat canalicular canaliculate canaliculus canalisation canalis cervicis uteri canalise canalis inguinalis canalis vertebralis canalization canalize canal of Schlemm Canal Zone