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drain vs sewerage

sewerage vs drain

drain and sewerage both are nouns.

drain is a verb but sewerage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drain Yes No Yes No
sewerage Yes No No No
As nouns, sewerage is a hyponym of drain; that is, sewerage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drain:
  • drain: a pipe through which liquid is carried away
  • sewerage: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
Other hyponyms of drain include culvert, scupper, cloaca, sewer, soil pipe, trap.
drain (noun) sewerage (noun)
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
a gradual depletion of energy or resources waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
drain (verb) sewerage (verb)
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
make weak
deplete of resources
flow off gradually
Difference between drain and sewerage

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