sewer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsuːər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsuɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′ər; Clothing sō′ər))

Collocations for "sewer"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sewer" in context.

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sewer

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [apartment, house, kitchen, bathroom, waste] sewers
  2. [household, residential, local, community, urban] sewers
  3. [industrial, factory, plant] sewers
  4. the [stench, smell, reek] of the sewers
  5. UK: the toilet sewer is blocked
  6. the sewers are full of [rats, rodents]
  7. pump [pollution, waste] through the underground sewers
  8. [discharge, flow, lead] into the sewers
  9. the [development, repair, construction] of sewers
  10. attach the pipes to the public sewer
  11. found [dead, rotting] in the sewer
  12. the sewers are [backed up, flooding] from
  13. caused the sewers to [back up]
  14. came crawling out of the sewer
n as adj
  1. full of sewer rats
  2. sewer [maintenance, inspection, inspectors]
  3. is in charge of sewer cleaning
  4. the [public, water, waste] sewer line
  5. [a modern, an outdated] sewer system
'sewer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
flush - overflow - pipe

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