Definitions For Siphon

noun

  • A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
  • 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
  • A bent tube used to move a liquid from one container into another container by means of air pressure

verb

  • Move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
  • Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
  • To move (a liquid) from one container to another by using a siphon
  • To take and use (something, such as money) for your own purpose

Is Siphons a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
13

The word Siphon is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Siphon in a Sentence

  • The water needs to be siphoned from the pool.
  • She illegally siphoned money out of other people's bank accounts.
  • Funds were siphoned from the schools to build a new stadium.

Synonyms for Siphon

Antonyms for Siphons

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