DUCT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an enclosed conduit for a fluid
    Hypernyms(s) duct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(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) duct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
    Hypernyms(s) duct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)