Drain
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| moving | moving drain | moving flow |
| emotional | emotional drain | emotional flow |
| fast | fast drain | fast flow |
| proper | proper drain | proper flow |
| Other adjectives: continuous, liquid, heavy, constant, massive, increased, main, major, negative, different, higher, giant, magical. | ||
Common collocations
| experience | drain experience | flow experience |
| speed | drain speed | flow speed |
| bit | drain bit | flow bit |
| blood | drain blood | flow blood |
Both words in one sentence
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Hitting switches to somehow divert the flow of water to flood or drain certain areas is also fairly common.
Source: Down the Drain -
A hull breach or open exterior airlock will drain the air from a room and then air in adjacent rooms will start to flow into the vacant room.
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In the finale of Volcano, they demolished an empty high-rise so it would fall into the path of a stream of lava flowing down a street, directing it into a storm drain where it would flow into the sea.
Source: Down L.A. Drain
Cite this Source
Flow and Drain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drain/flow
Drain & Flow. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drain/flow>.
Flow or Drain. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drain/flow.
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