how to pronounce drains

/ˈdɹɛɪnz/

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drains is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of drains in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the hole and all the fluid drains out …”

meanings of drains

noun:

The grain from the mash tub.
Plural of drain.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drain.

name:

Plural of Drain.

drains frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word drains occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics drains can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that drains can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;