lung

1. 1.

   either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

   Broaderrespiratory organ

   Part oflower respiratory tract

   Partsbronchial arterypulmonary veinalveolar bedlobe of the lungalveolus

Other forms of lung

plural

lungs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lung

What does lung mean?

lung means "either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood".

How many syllables are in lung?

lung has 1 syllable: lung. In IPA it is /ˈlʌŋ/.

Is lung a common word?

lung is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.