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canal vs tear duct

tear duct vs canal

canal and tear duct both are nouns.

canal is a verb but tear duct is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canal Yes No Yes No
tear duct Yes No No No
As nouns, tear duct is a hyponym of canal; that is, tear duct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than canal:
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
  • tear duct: any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
canal (noun) tear duct (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
canal (verb) tear duct (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between canal and tear duct

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