Associations to the word «Draining»
Noun
- Lymph
- Sinus
- Drainage
- Swamp
- Watershed
- Glacier
- Wetland
- Drain
- Catchment
- Fen
- Antarctica
- Goblet
- Vein
- Marsh
- Basin
- Soil
- Tributary
- Node
- Estuary
- Duct
- Joaquin
- Headwater
- Cyst
- Catheter
- Stream
- Pumping
- Reclamation
- Insecticide
- Ditch
- Bog
- Plateau
- Irrigation
- Farmland
- Escarpment
- Pond
- Mosquito
- Filling
- Mug
- Fluid
- Slope
- Levee
- Sewer
- Swelling
- Sewage
- Drip
- Arroyo
- Clearing
- Moisture
- Shallow
- Brook
- Lagoon
- Sediment
- Dike
- Silt
- Rivers
- Lake
- Manure
- Divide
- Flow
- Waterway
- Creek
- Harvesting
- Blood
- Washing
- Reservoir
- Inlet
- River
- Confluence
- Pump
- Artery
- Perspiration
- Incision
- Bowers
- Loch
- Antigen
- Rift
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DRAINING, verb. Present participle of drain
DRAINING, adjective. That drains
DRAINING, noun. The practice of exploring drains, tunnels, or sewers
DRAINING BOARD, noun. A board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.
DRAINING BOARDS, noun. Plural of draining board
Dictionary definition
DRAINING, adjective. Having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.