English > channel: 11 senses > noun 5, communication| Meaning | (often plural) a means of communication or access. |
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| Example | "it must go through official channels" |
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| Synonyms | communication channel, line |
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| Narrower | back channel | An alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements / agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government) |
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| lens | (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood |
| liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication | A channel for communication between groups |
| spiel, patter, line of gab | Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) |
| Broader | communication, communicating | The activity of communicating |
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| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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| Verbs | channel, channelize | send from one person or place to another |
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| channel | direct the flow of |
| channel | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission |
English > channel: 11 senses > noun 6, body| Meaning | A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance. |
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| Example | "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" |
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| Synonyms | duct, epithelial duct, canal |
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| Parts | ampulla | The dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear |
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| Narrower | Haversian canal | Any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone |
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| alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract | tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus |
| bronchiole | Any of the smallest bronchial ducts |
| canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae | A circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins |
| canaliculus | A small canal or duct / duct as in some bones and parts of plants |
| cartilaginous tube | A duct with cartilaginous walls |
| cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct, aqueductus cerebri | A canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles |
| cervical canal, canalis cervicis uteri | A spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina |
| common bile duct, bile duct | A duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts |
| ductule, ductulus | A very small duct |
| ejaculatory duct | A part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens |
| epididymis | A convoluted tubule in each testis |
| hepatic duct | The duct that drains bile from the liver |
| inguinal canal, canalis inguinalis | oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall |
| lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct | Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands |
| lactiferous duct | ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple |
| lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel | A vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation |
| nasolacrimal duct | A duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity |
| pancreatic duct | A duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine |
| pore | Any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal |
| salivary duct | A duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth |
| seminal duct | The efferent duct of the testis in man |
| spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis | The canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes |
| umbilical cord, umbilical | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta |
| ureter | Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
| urethra | duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct |
| vagina | The lower part of the female reproductive tract |
| vas deferens, ductus deferens | A duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct |
| venous sinus, sinus | A wide channel containing blood |
| Broader | passage, passageway | A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass |
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| Spanish | canal, conducto, vía |
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| Catalan | canal, via |
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| Verbs | channelize | send from one person or place to another |
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English > channel: 11 senses > verb 1, motion| Meaning | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Synonyms | impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry |
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| Narrower | bring in | transmit |
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| pipe in | bring in through pipes |
| retransmit | transmit again |
| wash up | carry somewhere (of water or current or waves) |
| Broader | bring, convey, take | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
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| Similar to | carry, convey, express | Serve as a means for expressing something |
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| carry | Be conveyed over a certain distance |
| Spanish | canalizar, conducir, dirigir, encauzar, llevar, transmitir, transportar |
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| Catalan | canalitzar, carregar, dirigir, transmetre, transportar |
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| Nouns | channel | a path over which electrical signals can pass |
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| channel | (often plural) a means of communication or access |
English > channel: 11 senses > verb 3, contact| Meaning | Send from one person or place to another. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Synonyms | transmit, transfer, transport, channelize, channelise |
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| Narrower | bring, get, convey, fetch | go or come after and bring or take back |
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| project | transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another |
| propagate | transmit |
| send, send out | To cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place |
| translate | Bring to a certain spiritual state |
| turn, release | Let (something) fall or spill from a container |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
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| Spanish | canalizar, conducir, encauzar, transferir, transmitir, transportar |
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| Catalan | canalitzar, transferir, transportar |
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| Nouns | channel | (often plural) a means of communication or access |
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| channelization, channelisation | management through specified channels of communication |
