Drain
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| fast | fast drain | fast stream |
| complete | complete drain | complete stream |
| continuous | continuous drain | continuous stream |
| small | small drain | small stream |
| Other adjectives: powerful, constant, massive, huge, slow, tiny, main, new, additional, next, rapid, nearby, giant, resulting, magical, flooded. | ||
Common collocations
| time | drain time | stream time |
| electricity | drain electricity | stream electricity |
Both words in one sentence
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Shaggy Dog Story: The sandman is crushed in the factory, and falls out as a stream of sand grains through a drain into the water.
Source: Western Animation / Quest -
For awhile, "Touch Rangers" who would have an almost neverending stream of energy (combined with their stats, as well as a skill) and could easily drain health from people.
Source: Video Game / Guild Wars -
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
Stream and Drain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drain/stream
Drain & Stream. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drain/stream>.
Stream or Drain. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drain/stream.
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