Drain and Stream

Drain

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

Stream and drain are semantically related in drip topic. In some cases you can use "Stream" instead the word "Drain" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: drained, draining, drainage

Stream

Stream verb - To cause to flow in a stream.

Drain and stream are semantically related in drip topic. Sometimes you can use "Drain" instead the word "Stream" as a noun or a verb.

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

  • Western Animation / Quest 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.
  • Video Game / Guild Wars 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.
  • Down L.A. Drain 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.
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