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Nouns (11)

drain

n. a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"

liquid

n. a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')

liquid

n. a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

drain, drainage

n. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

drain, drainpipe, waste pipe

n. a pipe through which liquid is carried away

liquidity, liquidness, liquid

n. the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

Verbs (13)

drain, sap

v. deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"

drain, run out

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, empty of liquid

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (20)

liquid

adj. not yet frozen

liquid

adj. smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin"

liquid

adj. existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"

liquid, shining

adj. clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"

liquid, gentle

adj. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"

liquid, melted

adj. changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"

liquid, ready, fluid

adj. in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"

swimming, liquid, watery

adj. filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"

smooth, liquid, flowing, fluid, fluent

adj. smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

Fuzzynyms (137)

reduction, decrease, diminution, step-down

n. the act of decreasing or reducing something

conduit, channel

n. a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

gutter, trough

n. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

ditch

n. a long narrow excavation in the earth

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

use, expend

v. use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

tap, dip into, draw from

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

draw, take out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

ebb

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

pump, draw with a pump, pour with a pump

v. draw or pour with a pump

siphon, syphon, siphon off

v. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

exploit, tap, draw on, draw from, make good use of

v. draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

exhaust

v. empty by drawing out the contents

disable, incapacitate, disenable

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

paralyze, paralyse, make powerless

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

dry, dry out, make dry

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

cure, heal

v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

cure

v. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"

preserve

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

salt, preserve with salt

v. preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

wipe, obliterate, efface

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

exhaust, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

exhaust, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

dry, dry out, make dry

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

cure, heal

v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

cure

v. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"

preserve

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

salt, preserve with salt

v. preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

wipe, obliterate, efface

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

exhaust, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

kind

adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

civilized

adj. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

Synonyms (57)

ice-free

adj. free of ice and open to travel; "an ice-free channel in the river"

melting, liquescent

adj. becoming liquid

melted, thawed

adj. no longer frozen; "the thawed ground was muddy"

slushy

adj. being or resembling melting snow; "slushy snow"; "deep slushy mud"

singable

adj. suitable for singing; "singable melody is the essence of music"- Winthrop Sargeant

crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent

adj. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"

hyaline, glasslike, glassy

adj. resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell

radiolucent

adj. almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation; "radiolucent tissues"

translucent, semitransparent

adj. almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows"

compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

diffused, softened

adj. (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"

weak, effeminate

adj. characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence: "an effeminate civilization"

euphonious

adj. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"

flaccid, flabby

adj. out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"

mellow

adj. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

spoilt, spoiled, pampered

adj. having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"

unfrozen

adj. not frozen; "unfrozen ground"

available

adj. convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"

expendable, spendable

adj. (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income"

teary, teary-eyed, watery-eyed

adj. with eyes full of tears

sniffling, sniffly, snuffling, snuffly

adj. liable to sniffle

weepy

adj. liable to weep easily

deft

adj. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"

elegant

adj. displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"

fluent

adj. smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

gainly

adj. graceful and pleasing; "gainly conduct"; "a gainly youth with dark hair and eyes"

gracile, willowy

adj. slender and graceful

slender, supple, lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, svelte, sylphlike, sylph-like

adj. moving and bending with ease

Antonyms (18)

overflow, overrun, run over, well over, brim over

v. flow or run over (a limit or brim)

fill, become full, fill up

v. become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

gaseous

adj. existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state"

solid

adj. of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state"

rough, tough, rocky

adj. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

unmelted

adj. not melted; "streets unpassable because of piles of unmelted snow"

awkward

adj. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"

drain the liquid from

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