Synonyms of the word

sewerage

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

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.

sewage

• n. A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
• n. (obsolete) sewerage.

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.

waste

• n. Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
• n. Excrement or urine.
• n. A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
• n. A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
• n. A large tract of uncultivated land.
• n. (historical) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays…
• n. A vast expanse of water.
• n. A disused mine or part of one.
• n. The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
• n. Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
• n. Gradual loss or decay.
• n. A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
• n. (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste".
• n. (law) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the…
• n. (geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the…
• adj. (now rare) Uncultivated, uninhabited.
• adj. Barren; desert.
• adj. Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
• adj. Superfluous; needless.
• adj. Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
• adj. Unfortunate; disappointing.
• v. (transitive) to devastate, destroy.
• v. (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
• v. (transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
• v. (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to…
• v. (intransitive) Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
• v. (intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
• v. (law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences,…