siphon vs organ

organ vs siphon

siphon and organ both are nouns.

siphon is a verb but organ is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
siphon	Yes	No	Yes	No
organ	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, organ is a hypernym of siphon; that is, organ is a word with a broader meaning than siphon:

siphon: a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
organ: a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

siphon (noun)	organ (noun)
a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled	wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
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	(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
	a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
	a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
	a periodical that is published by a special interest group
	a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function

siphon (verb)	organ (verb)
move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

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