drain

Object

• soil: Grow in fertile well drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
• marsh: Controls on saline intrusion in the Crag aquifer of north east Norfolk in an area of drained coastal marshes.
• urine: Newly inserted catheter does not drain urine: The most obvious cause of failure to drain urine is failure to enter the bladder.
• abscess: Eventually he was drugged up enough for us to fly home where he spent a week in hospital having a huge back abscess drained.
• pasta: When done, drain the pasta and add to the mixture, turn up the heat to fierce, and toss and mix well.
• catchment: This is reflected in unprecedented June runoff totals for some southern rivers draining permeable catchments.

Preposition: on

• towel: Lift out, drain on paper towels, and serve as soon as possible while they are still very crisp and brittle.

Adjective modifier

• foul: The Works Manager will ensure that rain water is pumped out of the bunded area periodically into the foul water drain.

Converse of object

• block: I imagined they were responding to some report of a blocked drain, by sucking out the underground pipes along the road.

Modifies a noun

• plug: Put drain plugs in the pump basket for safe keeping.
• hose: Open the pump filter flap and pull the small drain hose forward.
• pipe: A speck of paint, or enamel, had blocked the test drain pipe tap on the tube.
• valve: Finally, the cylinder drain valves and be opened, and with enough air available, the engine can be spun over.
• hole: Goring reported that drain holes still needed to be drilled to the seating of the Youth Shelter.

Noun used with modifier

• brain: The evidence points to an overwhelming brain drain in recent years.
• storm: I didn't see him in the storm drain, either.
• chest: Postscript ( 18 March ) - having had a chest drain inserted for 24 hours, she is now back at home!
• rainwater: This will make rainwater drain away from the pond instead of into it.
• overflow: An overflow drain should be large enough to handle large amounts of water I like four inch pipe.