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tile

noun

Definition of tile

as in drain

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Recent Examples of tile Zaitova fell in love with the meditative process of creating mosaics using natural stone, smalt, and glass tile. — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026 The shoes feature a black-and-white colorway and are characterized by the Majolica tile print. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 The pastel hue carries into the living room, which is separated from the kitchen by a large tile wall emblazoned with abstract shapes. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026 Any changes to the facade — for example, replacing crumbling tile or old windows — had to be approved by the conservancy. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tile

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Noun

That decade’s fully automatic machines could be left unattended to rinse, spin, and drain.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 19 Oct. 2026
Outside bulk garbage receptacle lacks a drain plug installed.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of drain

Noun

Hundreds of acres of land owned by the Port were rezoned for industrial use, hooked up to new water and waste pipes, and powered by substations installed near the Port after Neal lobbied the local utilities.

— Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.

— Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023

Definition of waste pipe

Noun

Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded.

— Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
There’s the fire-hydrant physique, a flat bat path that stays in the zone longer than those of other hitters and lightning-quick hands that often prove to be the difference between making contact and doing damage.

— C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hydrant

Noun

The bar and pub has a wide food selection of appetizers, burgers, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, bowls and mains.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
The menu features handmade pasta alongside mains like trout finished with nutty brown butter and tomato pesto.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of main

Noun

The mollusks can form dense colonies that clog pipes, obstruct water flow and foul boat motors.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Prolonged pump stoppages could lead to a disastrous local scenario of ruptured water supply, district heating, and sewage pipes, even if electricity remains available elsewhere in the country.

— Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

The old building has no sprinkler system and firefighters depend on a standpipe to deliver water to the top floors, but the pipe has been disconnected for no one knows how long.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Utilities might be shut off — and sprinkler or standpipe systems drained — leaving firefighters without tools that could slow a blaze.

— Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of standpipe

Noun

Back in New York the doctors confirmed the cancer had spread through all the milk ducts in my left breast and a double mastectomy was my only option.

— Samantha Ciaccia, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
The company has not provided temperature measurements, power consumption figures or details about the cooling ducts.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

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