NOUN | artifact | siphon, syphon | a tube running from the liquid / liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid / liquid through the tube |
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animal | siphon, syphon | a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled | |
VERB | motion | siphon, syphon, siphon off | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon |
contact | siphon | move a liquid / liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action |
Sounds | say'fahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A tube running from the liquid / liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid / liquid through the tube. | |
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Synonym | syphon | |
Broader | tube, tubing | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids / liquids or gases |
Spanish | sifón | |
Catalan | sifó | |
Verbs | siphon | move a liquid / liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action |
Meaning | A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled. | |
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Synonym | syphon | |
Category | zoology, zoological science | The branch of biology that studies animals |
Broader | organ | A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
Meaning | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | syphon, siphon off | |
Broader | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well |
Meaning | Move a liquid / liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Model | The women siphon water into the bowl | |
Example | "siphon gas into the tank" | |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
Nouns | siphon | a tube running from the liquid / liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid / liquid through the tube |
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