Unscramble drains

Definition of drain

noun:

• emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it. Synonyms: drainage.
• tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material.
• a pipe through which liquid is carried away. Synonyms: drainpipe, waste pipe.
• a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources", "a drain of young talent by emigration".

verb:

• flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat". Synonyms: run out.
• deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy".
• empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank".
• make weak; "Life in the camp drained him". Synonyms: debilitate, enfeeble.

Related words

cloaca, culvert, drawing, emaciate, macerate, scupper, sewer, sewerage, trap, waste.

Words nearby

brain, derain, drawn, grain, rain, train.

Rhymes with

abstain, abstain, again, ane, aquitaine, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, bahrain, bahrain, bane, blain, brain, butane, cain, campaign, cane, chain, champagne.