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well-drained

well-drain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel dreyn]
    • /wɛl dreɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel dreyn]
    • /wɛl dreɪn/

Definitions of well-drained word

  • verb with object well-drained to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase. 1
  • verb with object well-drained to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid: to drain a crankcase. 1
  • verb with object well-drained to exhaust the resources of: to drain the treasury. 1
  • verb with object well-drained to deprive of strength; tire. 1
  • verb without object well-drained to flow off gradually. 1
  • verb without object well-drained to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of liquid or moisture: This land drains into the Mississippi. 1

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Origin of well-drained

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English dreynen, Old English drēhnian, drēahnian to strain, filter; akin to dry

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Parts of speech for Well-drained

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

well-drained popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Top questions with well-drained

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