drain
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How drain fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A D I N R
Two-Letter Start
DR
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Ending
IN
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- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- DR start
- IN ending
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
"The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged."
noun
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.
noun
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
"That rental property is a drain on our finances."
noun
An act of urination.
noun
One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
noun
An outhole.
noun
A drink.
verb
To lose liquid.
"The clogged sink drained slowly."
verb
To flow gradually.
"The water of low ground drains off."
verb
To cause liquid to flow out of.
"Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water."
verb
To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
"They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built."
verb
To deplete of energy or resources.
"The stress of this job is really draining me."
verb
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
verb
To filter.
verb
To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
Related Words
Same Letters
- radian
- dinar
- nadir