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syphon vs organ

organ vs syphon

syphon and organ both are nouns.

syphon is a verb but organ is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
syphon Yes No Yes No
organ Yes No No No
As nouns, organ is a hypernym of syphon; that is, organ is a word with a broader meaning than syphon:
  • syphon: 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
syphon (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
syphon (verb) organ (verb)
convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
Difference between syphon and organ

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