Definition of canals

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • canals is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • canals is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • canals is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of canals


  • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance (noun)

    Examples

    1. the alimentary canal

    Synonyms

    1. channel
    2. duct
    3. epithelial duct
  • provide (a city) with a canal (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. canalise
    2. canalize
  • (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion (noun)
  • long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation (noun)

See definition of canals in Merriam Webster