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116 words match “DRAIN”

DRAIN v. 8 definitions
rees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent. Bacon. But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. Motley.
DRAINABLE a.
Capable of being drained.
DRAINAGE n. 5 definitions
A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain.
DRAINE n.
The missel thrush.
DRAINER n.
One who, or that which, drains.
DRAINING n.
The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land. Draining tile. Same as Draintile.
DRAINPIPE n.
A pipe used for carrying off surplus water.
DRAINTILE n.
A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also draining tile.
DRAINTRAP n.
See 4th Trap, 5.
AUTOGENETIC DRAINAGE n.
A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion.
CATCHDRAIN n.
A dich or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water.
TILE-DRAIN v.
To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
TOP-DRAIN v.
To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm.
TOP-DRAINING n.
The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
UNDERDRAIN n. 2 definitions
An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
WATER DRAIN n.
A drain or channel for draining off water.
WATER DRAINAGE n.
The draining off of water.
WELLDRAIN v.
To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.
ALKALI FLAT n.
A sterile plain, containing an excess of alkali, at the bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region; a playa.
AVOIDANCE n.
The courts by which anything is carried off. Avoidances and drainings of water. Bacon.
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