Drain and Search

Drain

Drain verb - To remove (liquid) gradually or completely.

Search and drain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Search" instead a verb "Drain".

Nearby Words: drained, draining, drainage

Search

Search verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

Drain and search are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drain" instead a verb "Search".

How words are described

complete complete drain complete search
initial initial drain initial search
proper proper drain proper search
constant constant drain constant search
Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, main, new, further, lengthy.

Common collocations

body drain body search body
area drain area search area
time drain time search time
level drain level search level
Other words: humans, points.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / One Tree Hill Haley thinks it's gone down the drain and goes through a pointless search, until Nathan eventually gets the ring with the help of Lucas and Brooke.
  • Throw in Return of the Monarchs, which lets them search out more Monarchs whenever they tribute summon said Monarchs and The Monarchs Erupt, which is basically a one-sided Skill Drain, negating the effects of non-Tribute Summoned monsters.
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