Drains

Word DRAINS
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /dɹeɪnz/

Definitions and meanings of "Drains"

What do we mean by drains?

A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.

Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.

An act of urination.

One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

An outhole.

A drink.

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The word "drains" in example sentences

They scratch the soil from beneath the flags, which then sink, and the consequent stench from the drains is abominable, jeopardising the health of the tenants. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And Mr. Obama's 2012 budget didn't offer many new ideas for tackling entitlement spending, among the biggest long-term drains on the federal budget. ❋ Carol E. Lee (2011)

An IC, to give it the usual note put on drawings of drains, is a small affair, you lift the lid, there is the pipe all nice and accessible for you to scoop the poop out of. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

That will ensure that water drains from the roots. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Traditionally, drains from the house to the street were short sections of red clay pipes joined together. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That is, water from this mountain drains in three possible directions -- west to the Pacific, east to the Atlantic and north to Hudson. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Likely because the pooling water (from user's hands) is rife with bacteria more than happy to cling onto the sides as the water slowly drains from the basin. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Suddenly, the color drains from the patient's face. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The most readily visible of these drains is not necessarily the most deadly. ❋ Unknown (1959)

In every scullery there should be a stone sink with a plate rack at one end, and under the plate rack should be a slanting dripboard with a kind of gutter at the base, to convey the water that drains from the plates and dishes to the waste pipe of the sink. ❋ Jane (1845)

Third world countries don’t develope the social institution for advanced growth because the West brain drains much of the best and brightest. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The brainbug’s intestine drains from the petri dish, processed and filed. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Flooded roads are preventing garbage collectors getting to many areas—raising fears over the risk of disease and over the blockage of drains, which is impeding the flow of water into the sea. ❋ James Hookway (2011)

My dad always told me that you should tackle a problem head on and not put it off, but it turned out that the problem with the drains was an exception to his rule. ❋ Jessica Watson (2010)

And for a guy who spends his days snaking out drains, that is really saying something about the state of politics. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Having Billy Connolly sing all his lines for the first hour of the film might have seemed funny on the page, but any inherent humour in the idea drains away within minutes. ❋ DAVID BISHOP (2007)

Can't make out what it can be, unless the drains are a bit out of order. ❋ Frederic H. Balfour (N/A)

There is a close, sweet odor often present in bathrooms, and about drains, that is deadly as the Upas tree. ❋ Joel Dorman Steele (N/A)

One male resident explained that the murky looking water in the drains is a breeding ground for mosquitoes and mosquito larvae. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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