siphons
Draws liquid out
Siphons is the plural of siphon, a tube that moves liquid from one container to another by exploiting differences in air pressure—once flow starts, gravity does the work.
To siphon is to transfer liquid this way: Someone siphoned gas from my car.
Figuratively, siphoning means diverting resources gradually: The manager had been siphoning funds into a personal account.
Hollow cylindrical passage
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- funnelCone directing flow
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
pipe · straw · nozzle · spout · valve · tap · spigot · cannula
Channel for wastewater
- redirectSend in new direction
- channelPassage for transmission
- funnelCone directing flow
- embezzleSteal funds in custody
skim · misappropriate · leach · bleed · diversion · funds · resources · profits
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- petrolMotor vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- fuel tankContainer for combustible liquid
- jerry canPortable fuel container
hose · pilferage · larceny · stealing · drain · black market · contraband · smuggling
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- bivalveTwo-shelled mollusk
squid · octopus · cephalopod · mantle · jet propulsion · filter feeding · nautilus · sea squirt
Absence of matter
- pressure differentialDifference in force per area
- drawCreate with pencil
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- intakeAmount received or consumed
aspiration · capillary action · cohesion · adhesion · prime · negative pressure · fluid dynamics · displacement
tube
Hollow cylindrical passage
conduit · pipe · straw · nozzle · spout · valve · tap · spigot · cannula · connector
drain
Channel for wastewater
embezzle · skim · misappropriate · leach · bleed · diversion · funds · resources · profits · reroute
gasoline
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
jerry can · hose · pilferage · larceny · stealing · drain · black market · contraband · smuggling · bootlegging
mollusk
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
bivalve · squid · octopus · cephalopod · mantle · jet propulsion · filter feeding · nautilus · sea squirt · tunicate
vacuum
Absence of matter
- pressure differentialDifference in force per area
- drawCreate with pencil
- extractConcentrated derived substance
intake · aspiration · capillary action · cohesion · adhesion · prime · negative pressure · fluid dynamics · displacement · gravity
- fluid systemspumps, valves, pipes, hydraulic systems, fluid flow
- aqueductsRoman aqueducts, conduits, channels
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
- bivalvesclams, clam, mussels, scallops, mussel
- consumeseats, devours, consumes, ingests, swallows
- filter feedersfilter feeder, filter feeders, filter feeding, baleen whale, whale shark
siphonspumps
Laceless dress shoes
electric pumps · compressors · hydraulic pumps · pressurizes · injects
siphonsreplenishes
Fills again after depletion
infuses · deposits · contributes · restores · supplies
- soda siphonPressurized carbonated water dispenser