Drain
Search
Search verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
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
Both words in one sentence
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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.
Source: Series / One Tree Hill - 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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