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drainpipe

noun as in sewer

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Take photos of the flapper in your tank, measure the drainpipe opening, and note the manufacturer and model of the toilet before heading to the hardware store.

Shaaban was the man credited with finding Gaddafi hiding in a drainpipe in Sirte on Oct. 20, 2011.

Gru has a classic no-frills jacket with zipper, plus businesslike turtleneck, drainpipe trousers, and pointed Mod boots.

An excited group collected round the portion of the drainpipe which was lying on the ground.

In most communities drain pipes are installed and repaired and in every way controlled by gentlemen who are drainpipe specialists.

When Dwight destroyed his secret memoranda it is as though he foresaw the era of the drainpipe.

"Probably phosphorescent substances being sent out from the drainpipe of a factory or chemical laboratory," he decided.

You could hear the liquid gurgling its way down the throats like rainwater in a drainpipe after a storm.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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