Draining is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for DRAINING in dictionary:

VERB:
• DRAIN, to draw off a liquid
• cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry
• cause or allow (liquid) to run off or out of something
• make (land) drier by providing channels for water to flow away in
• (of a river) carry off the superfluous water from (an area)
• (of water or another liquid) flow away from, out of, or into something
• become dry or drier as liquid runs off or away
• drink the entire contents of (a glass or other container)
• (of a feeling or emotion) become progressively less strongly felt
• deprive of strength or vitality
• cause (a valuable resource) to be lost or used up
• (of a valuable resource) be lost or used up
• (of a player) hole (a putt)
• The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.
NOUN:
• a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.
• a frame of metal bars set in a road over the opening to a rainwater channel.
• a tube for drawing off accumulating fluid from a body cavity or an abscess.
• the part of a field-effect transistor to which the charge carriers flow after passing the gate.
• a thing that uses up a particular resource
• the continuous loss or expenditure of a particular resource
ADJECTIVE:
• having a debilitating effect

Words related to DRAINING

drain6 drained9 drains7

Words that contain DRAINING

underdraining16

How to use DRAINING in a sentence

• Was the handsomest, the strongest, and the most daring lad in their village a coward? It was the dark year of 1813, when Napoleon was draining France of all its manhood.
• I was back on the Bog of Allen again after many years, and it was just the same as ever, though I had heard that they were draining it.
• They heard the grinding of timbers from the stricken ships, and the draining away of waters.
• This convent and church were also constructed by Pius VI with a view to facilitate the draining and cultivating of the marshes by affording shelter to the workmen.
• Petersburg, where, in draining marshes, he sacrificed a hundred thousand men the first year.
• It is not merely an old, grey-moustached officer whom you see eating his omelette or draining his glass, but it is a fragment of history.
• Draining is now truly regarded as a great national work, involving considerations of the highest moment, and bearing upon some of the most vital questions of our national policy.
• It was like draining a dish of string beans through a colander.
• If much fine or heavily cut glass is to be washed, cover the draining board and the bottom of the pan with a soft, folded cloth.
• So far the proceeding is exactly the same, except draining on a filter, which would be adopted for preparing for the microscope.
• Hitherto the draining of land had been done by a few drains where they were thought necessary, which was often a failure.
• The only remedy for such a contingency is the draining of the land.
• Had the weather permitted, they would all have experienced much pleasure from an inspection of the celebrated reaping machines in action, and the ingenious draining plough of Mr.
• Josiah Parkes, one of the leading draining engineers of England, has made some experiments to test the extent to which draining affects the temperature of the soil.
• Those who have not the time for the necessary study and practice to make a plan for draining their land, will find it economical to employ an engineer for the purpose.
• Yet, this advantage of draining, is, by no means, the only one which is worthy of consideration.
• If the land does not need draining, it will not forget this treatment for many years, and it will be the farmer’s own fault if it ever runs down again.
• Let the water boil nearly away, and serve without draining.
• Skim out the apples, draining thoroughly, and lay them in a glass dish.
• The boxes or tubs for draining should be large at the top and small at the bottom.
• By this Means, they will have Opportunities of draining the Nation of its current Coin.
• Water may be introduced at the center of the basket from above or below to wash the material before draining.

Similar words containing DRAIN without suffix ing

drain6 drains7 drained9 drainer8 drainage10 drainers9 drainable12 drainages11 drainpipe14 undrained11 appledrain15 drainboard14 drainlayer14 drainpipes15 underdrain12 appledrains16 drainboards15 drainlayers15 underdrains13 undrainable14 underdrained15 underdrainage16 underdraining16 underdrainages17

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