drainings
Emptying of fluids
Drainings are the liquid residue that drains off from something—the last bits collected from a process of emptying or filtering: the drainings from the cheese curds, he drank the drainings from every glass on the table.
The word often suggests dregs or leftovers, the final extraction from what remains.
Act of removing
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- emptyingRemoving all contents
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- siphoningDrawing liquid through tube
discharge · outflow · clearing · purging · decanting · withdrawal · dredging · unclogging
Particles settling in liquid
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- dregsResidue at bottom
- leesFermentation deposit residue
- residueMatter left behind
grounds · precipitate · tailings · silt · settlings · ooze · muck · slurry
Coiled, or an injury
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- suppurationPus discharge from infection
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- pusInfected tissue fluid
exudate · weeping · seepage · lymph · fluid · catheter · fistula · incision
Exerting intense effort
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
separation · clarification · sieving · screening · dewatering · centrifugation · osmosis · distillation
extraction
Act of removing
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- emptyingRemoving all contents
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
siphoning · discharge · outflow · clearing · purging · decanting · withdrawal · dredging · unclogging · expulsion
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
residue · grounds · precipitate · tailings · silt · settlings · ooze · muck · slurry · effluent
wound
Coiled, or an injury
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- suppurationPus discharge from infection
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
pus · exudate · weeping · seepage · lymph · fluid · catheter · fistula · incision · surgical
straining
Exerting intense effort
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- seepageSlow fluid escape
leaching · separation · clarification · sieving · screening · dewatering · centrifugation · osmosis · distillation · purification
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- diminutionReduction in size
- reductionMaking something smaller
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
consumption · drawdown · deficit · shortage · decline · attrition · erosion · emptying · lowering · subsidence
drainingsreplenishments
Acts of restocking
restorations · accumulations · buildups · stockpilings · recharges
drainingsfillings
Material inserted into cavities
replenishments · brimming · overflowings · stockings · loadings
- draining awayFlowing out gradually
- draining the swampRemoving systemic corruption
- draining boardSink-adjacent drying surface
- energy draining
- blood drainingLoss of circulatory fluid