SLUICES Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word sluices. (close relations)
Definition of SLUICES
Best Alternative Words for SLUICES
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channels | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • official routes of communication | ||||||||
ditches | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long narrow excavation in the earth • any small natural waterway verb • forsake • throw away • sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly • make an emergency landing on water • crash or crash-land • cut a trench in, as for drainage | ||||||||
drains | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it • tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material • a pipe through which liquid is carried away • a gradual depletion of energy or resources verb • flow off gradually • deplete of resources • empty of liquid; drain the liquid from • make weak | ||||||||
flumes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrow gorge with a stream running through it • watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs | ||||||||
gutters | nounn | |||||||
noun • a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater • misfortune resulting in lost effort or money • a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) • a tool for gutting fish verb • burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker • flow in small streams • wear or cut gutters into • provide with gutters | ||||||||
sewers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water • someone who sews • misfortune resulting in lost effort or money | ||||||||
flush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity • a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health • sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) • a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden rapid flow (as of water) • sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) adverb • squarely or solidly • in the same plane adjective satellite • of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value verb • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame • cause to flow through something • glow or cause to glow with warm color or light • make level or straight • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid • irrigate with water from a sluice • cause to flow or flood with or as if with water | ||||||||
penstock | nounn | |||||||
noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | ||||||||
sluiceway | nounn | |||||||
noun • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | ||||||||
sluice down | verbv | |||||||
verb • pour as if from a sluice |