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tile

noun

Definition of tile

as in drain

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Recent Examples of tile Play around with the design, moving pieces of tile until the distribution of color and pattern feels visually balanced. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026 SpaceX would like to eliminate tile replacements, and even detailed inspections, to turn around its future fleet of Starships multiple times per day. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 Take this tile set, for example, made of high-quality acrylic and featuring layers of pink shades decorated with glossy white faces and floral details. — Kate Boswell, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026 Retro tile patterns are returning as homeowners seek bold, fresh alternatives to overused modern materials. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tile

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Noun

Six flies were near a floor drain outside the walk-in cooler.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Dump sink next to the cooks line has a disconnected drain line.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 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

Aguas de La Habana, the state utilities company in the capital, issues daily updates to clients on service interruptions caused by electricity cuts or burst pipes.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
The project is expected to start sending water into city pipes as soon as early 2029.

— Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

Her final studio album, 2023’s Rockstar, was a smokestack of rock and metal covers and duets.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of smokestack

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

During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Television guitarist and co-founder Richard Lloyd has been diagnosed with bile-duct cancer, and a GoFundMe has been launched to assist him and his family in covering his medical expenses.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026

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