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Word entry · 5 letters

drain

Best crossword clue

"Remove liquid"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /dɹeɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted adinrStarts with DEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A pipe or channel that carries liquid away.

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English *dreinen, from Old English drēahnian, from Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn, from Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną, from *draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-, from *dʰer-. Akin to Old English drūgian (“to dry up”), Old English drūgaþ (“dryness, drought”), Old English drȳġe (“dry”). More at dry.

Used in a sentence

  • The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
  • bathtub drain; floor drain; shower drain; sink drain
  • drain hole

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