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drain vs soil pipe

soil pipe vs drain

drain and soil pipe both are nouns.

drain is a verb but soil pipe is not a verb.

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

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