Plural of drain
regular plural
The plural of drain is drains.
Forms of drain
| Singular | drain /dɹeɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | drains /dɹeɪnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Drains in a sentence
- The water of low ground drains off.
- When a ball finally drains, it's gulped down by a giant gator beneath the set of flippers.1990, Steven A. Schwartz, Compute's Nintendo Secrets
- The drains were filled with gunk and no water could flow off.From the entry fill
- The most revolting smell was coming from the drains.From the entry revolting
- In some cases, percutaneous drains are adequate to obtain source control.2020, Virginia R Litle, Robert J Canelli, Peri-operative Management of the Thoracic Patient An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, E-Book…. From the entry soilage
Meaning of drain
- noun A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK).
- noun An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- noun A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
Questions about the plural of drain
- What is the plural of drain?
- The plural of drain is drains.
- Is drain countable?
- Drain is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: drain (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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