siphon as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
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siphon
noun
1 siphon
A tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube.
synonym: syphon.
Roget 350:
conduit,
channel,
duct,
watercourse,
race;
head race,
tail race;
abito†,
aboideau†,
aboiteau [Fr.],
bito†;
acequia†,
acequiador†,
acequiamadre†;
arroyo;
adit†,
aqueduct,
canal,
trough,
gutter,
pantile;
flume,
ingate†,
runner;
lock-weir,
tedge†;
vena†;
dike,
main,
gully,
moat,
ditch,
drain,
sewer,
culvert,
cloaca,
sough,
kennel,
siphon;
piscina†;
pipe
etc.
(tube)
260;
funnel;
tunnel
etc.
(passage)
627;
water pipe,
waste pipe;
emunctory†,
gully hole,
artery,
aorta,
pore,
spout,
scupper;
adjutage†,
ajutage†;
hose;
gargoyle;
gurgoyle†;
penstock,
weir;
flood gate,
water gate;
sluice,
lock,
valve;
rose;
waterworks.
pipeline.
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Dutch: hevel
Polish: lewar
2 siphon
A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled.
synonym: syphon.
verb
1 siphon
Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon.
synonyms: siphon off, syphon.
Roget 270:
transfer,
transmit,
transport,
transplace†,
transplant,
translocate;
convey,
carry,
bear,
fetch and carry;
carry over,
ferry over;
hand pass,
forward;
shift;
conduct,
convoy,
bring,
fetch,
reach;
tote [U.S.];
port,
import,
export.
send,
delegate,
consign,
relegate,
turn over to,
deliver;
ship,
embark;
waft;
shunt;
transpose
etc.
(interchange)
148;
displace
etc.
185;
throw
etc.
284;
drag
etc.
285;
mail,
post.
shovel,
ladle,
decant,
draft off,
transfuse,
infuse,
siphon.
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2 siphon
Move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action.
Moby thesaurus: adjutage, aspirator, bleed, broach, canalize, carry, catheter, channel, channelize, conduct, convey, corkscrew, crowbar, decant, draft, draft off, drain, drainpipe, draw, draw from, draw off, efflux tube, empty, exhaust, extractor, fire hose, flue pipe, flume, forceps, funnel, garden hose, gas pipe, hose, hosepipe, let, let blood, let out, milk, nipple, organ pipe, phlebotomize, pincers, pipe, pipeline, pipette, piping, pliers, press, pump, pump out, put through, put through channels, reed, reed pipe, separator, siamese, siamese connection, siphon off, snorkel, soil pipe, standpipe, steam pipe, stem, straw, suck, suck out, tap, traject, transmit, trench, tube, tubing, tubulation, tubule, tubulet, tubulure, tweezers, vacuum pump, venesect, waste pipe, water pipe, wringer ... show more.
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