- Types Of Speech
- You can use drain as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Drain
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, d, i, n, and r, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter a. Drain starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, dr, dra, drai, and the ending characters are n, in, ain, rain, ..
- Definition
- Emptying accomplished by draining
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Drain is set as a grade one word that starts with d, ends with n, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is drain a scrabble word? A 6 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Drain in Pig Latin is said as "aindray or aindrway".
- Unigram
- d | r | a | i | n
- Bigram
- dr | ra | ai | in
- Trigram
- dra | rai | ain
- Quadrigram
- drai | rain
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- emptying accomplished by draining
- a gradual depletion of energy or resources;
"a drain on resources";
"a drain of young talent by emmigration" - a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- Verb Examples
- make weak;
"Life in the camp drained him" - empty of liquid;
drain the liquid from;
"We drained the oil tank" - deplete of resources;
"The exercise class drains me of energy" - flow off gradually;
"The rain water drains into this big vat"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
Abbreviate | shorten "Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''" |
Ablate | remove an organ or bodily structure |
Ablation | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
Abrade | strike against an object "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken" |
Abridge | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements "The manuscript must be shortened" |
Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
Absorption | the mental state of being preoccupied by something |
Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
Abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
View all cognitive synonyms for Drain
Anagram | Definition |
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Drain | emptying accomplished by draining |
Ranid | insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs |
Nadir | the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected |
Indra | chief god of the Rig-Veda god of rain and thunder |
Dinar | the basic unit of money in Algeria |
View English words with the unique letters used in drain. Words With The Letters Adinr
Word | Definition |
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Drain | emptying accomplished by draining |
Run Out |
Word | Definition |
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Emptying | the act of removing the contents of something |
Evacuation | the act of evacuating leaving a place in an orderly fashion especially for protection |
Voidance | the act of removing the contents of something |
Name | Male | Female |
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Adrain | No | No |
Adraine | Yes | Yes |
Adrainne | No | Yes |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Drain (5 letters) | 6 | 7 | indra | ||
Ranid (5 letters) | 6 | 7 | indra | ||
Sardina (7 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | sardina | ||
Unitard (7 letters) | 8 +2 | 10 +3 | unitard | ||
Innards (7 letters) | 8 +2 | 10 +3 | adinnrs | ||
Durian (6 letters) | 7 +1 | 9 +2 | durian | ||
Nadir (5 letters) | 6 | 7 | indra | ||
Darwin (6 letters) | 10 +4 | 11 +4 | darwin | ||
Indra (5 letters) | 6 | 7 | indra | ||
Andvari (7 letters) | 11 +5 | 13 +6 | andvari | ||
Adrian (6 letters) | 7 +1 | 8 +1 | aadinr | ||
Andira (6 letters) | 7 +1 | 8 +1 | aadinr | ||
Radian (6 letters) | 7 +1 | 8 +1 | aadinr | ||
Dinar (5 letters) | 6 | 7 | indra | ||
Draw In (7 letters) | |||||
Radiant (7 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | radiant | ||
Indrawn (7 letters) | 11 +5 | 13 +6 | indrawn | ||
Inward (6 letters) | 10 +4 | 11 +4 | darwin | ||
Inwards (7 letters) | 11 +5 | 12 +5 | wnasdri | ||
Iridian (7 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | iridian | ||
Adriana (7 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | adriana |
Drain Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters