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- pronunciation:
- chae
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the bed of a river, stream, or other waterway.
The channel of the river was sandy.- synonyms:
- bed, bottom, riverbed
- similar words:
- course, floor
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definition 2: |
a long, narrow, man-made trench or natural waterway for irrigation, boating, or fishing, or that connects two larger bodies of water.
The excess rainwater will flow out of the pond through this channel.The English Channel flows between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
- synonyms:
- watercourse, waterway
- similar words:
- aqueduct, canal, conduit, culvert, flume, inlet, narrows, passage, sluice, strait, trough, trunk
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definition 3: |
the deepest part of a body of water, esp. as used for navigational purposes.
The buoy marks where the channel is.The chart shows how deep the channel of the river is.- similar words:
- watercourse, waterway
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definition 4: |
a passage for something; route.
What is the most direct channel to the president?- synonyms:
- avenue, passage, road
- similar words:
- approach, course, path, route, trunk, way
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definition 5: |
a broadcasting frequency band.
This channel usually broadcasts the biggest sports events.Let's change the channel; this is boring.- similar words:
- frequency, station
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related words: |
avenue, bottleneck, creek, gully, lane, launder, main, narrow, pass, thoroughfare, tube |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
channels, channeling, channeled |
definition 1: |
to convey or transfer.
They channeled the money through a foreign bank.- synonyms:
- convey, direct, route, transfer
- similar words:
- send
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definition 2: |
to guide in a preferred direction.
She channeled her energies into providing for the homeless.- synonyms:
- direct
- similar words:
- convey, guide, navigate, route, steer
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definition 3: |
to make a channel in.
They channeled the land in order to handle the overflow from the lake.- similar words:
- canal, excavate, groove, trench
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related words: |
conduct, harness, pour, transmit |
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derivation: |
channeler (n.) |
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