Synonyms of the word sewer


SEWERCLOACA - DRAIN - DRAINPIPE - GUTTER - MISFORTUNE - NEEDLEWORKER - SEWERAGE - TOILET

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.

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.

gutter

  • n. A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the…
  • n. A ditch along the side of a road.
  • n. A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
  • n. (bowling) A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
  • n. A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
  • n. Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
  • n. (typography) A space between printed columns of text.
  • n. (philately) An unprinted space between rows of stamps.
  • n. (Britain) A drainage channel.
  • n. The notional locus of things, acts, or events which are distasteful, ill bred or morally questionable.
  • n. (figuratively) A low, vulgar state.
  • v. To flow or stream; to form gutters.
  • v. (of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
  • v. (of a small flame) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
  • v. (transitive) To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
  • v. (transitive) To supply with a gutter or gutters.
  • v. (transitive) To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
  • n. One who or that which guts.

misfortune

  • n. (uncountable) bad luck.
  • n. (countable) an undesirable event such as an accident.

needleworker

  • n. One who carries out needlework.

sewerage

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

toilet

  • n. (archaic) Personal grooming, in other words washing, dressing, etc.
  • n. (now rare) One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.
  • n. (archaic) A dressing room.
  • n. A room or enclosed area containing a toilet: a bathroom or water closet.
  • n. (New Zealand) A small secondary lavatory having a toilet and sink but no bathtub or shower.
  • n. (obsolete) A chamber pot.
  • n. A fixture used for urination and defecation, particularly those with a large bowl and ring-shaped seat…
  • n. (figuratively) A very shabby or dirty place.
  • n. (obsolete) A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or dressing room.
  • n. (obsolete) A dressing table.
  • v. (dated) To dress and groom oneself.
  • v. To use the toilet.
  • v. To assist another (a child etc.) in using the toilet.

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