Used in a Sentence

glands

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for glands.

Editorial note

For some persons (like me), they can't have this treatment because it can damage lacrimal glands.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of glands gathered in one view.

noun

A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

noun

A commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.

noun

A municipality in Nyon district, Vaud canton, Switzerland.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for glands.

noun

A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

noun

A commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.

noun

A municipality in Nyon district, Vaud canton, Switzerland.

noun

(anatomy) A structure resembling a gland, especially a lymph node.

Example sentences

1

For some persons (like me), they can't have this treatment because it can damage lacrimal glands.

2

Something like building a spider with X*N body mass to support Y clusters of silk glands.

3

This is because they lack functional sweat glands, and can't pant like a dog can.

4

The view that our gender (glands, various gender-related cues, etc) influences our mind and behavior seems to be surreally unpopular these days.

5

A guess at the mechanism: the silk protein selection algorithm is an accept-first filter, the silk ducts being somewhat like human mammary glands.

6

The breeder doesn't need to worry about hormones or glands.

7

She always smelled like she'd just expressed their anal glands.

8

Whether that is a defect of the mind, glands, or some kind of evolutionary thing, I don’t think that can be said for sure.

9

Serious bodybuilders regularly have their nipple glands removed.

10

Sebaceous glands function in a similar manner.

11

If ever I felt squeamish, the man reassured me that those to whom the glands belonged would be unlikely to feel the loss, nor to complain.

12

Intrabuccal administration allows for therapeutic delivery of very low and safe levels of EMF throughout the body as exemplified by responses observed in the femur, liver, adrenal glands, and lungs.

Quote examples

1

As soon as I hear about [the disease] I go down to the library at Princeton and look up lymphatic diseases, and find “Swelling of the Lymphatic Glands.

2

Very true, and licking the toads can also deliver cardiotoxins (people who really, really want to harvest the 5-MeO-DMT from them apparently "milk" their glands and then smoke it, which sounds like more trouble than it's worth).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use glands in a sentence?

For some persons (like me), they can't have this treatment because it can damage lacrimal glands.

What does glands mean?

A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

What part of speech is glands?

glands is commonly used as noun.