CANAL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
    Hypernyms(s) canal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the tear duct was obstructed
    • the alimentary canal
    • poison is released through a channel in the snake’’s fangs
    Hypernyms(s) canal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels
    • they are now believed to be an optical illusion
    Hypernyms(s) canal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

CANAL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • provide (a city) with a canal
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) canal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)