Synonyms of the word cloaca


CLOACADRAIN - DRAINPIPE - SEWER - SEWERAGE

cloaca

  • n. A sewer (also in figurative senses).
  • n. (zoology) The duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as most fish and some mammals, which serves…
  • n. An outhouse or lavatory.
  • n. (anatomy) A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.

drain

  • n. A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
  • n. (chiefly Britain) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage)…
  • n. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
  • n. (vulgar) An act of urination.
  • n. (electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
  • n. (pinball) An outhole.
  • v. (intransitive) To lose liquid.
  • v. (intransitive) To flow gradually.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
  • v. (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
  • v. (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To filter.
  • v. (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.

drainpipe

  • n. A pipe connecting the drain to the gutter.

sewer

  • n. A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
  • v. (transitive) To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.
  • n. (now historical) A servant attending at a meal who is responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes,…
  • n. One who sews.
  • n. A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk.

sewerage

  • n. A sewer system.
  • n. Misspelling of sewage.

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