1.   Check around the outside to make sure all surface water drains away from the foundation during a heavy rain.

2.   Emergency workers stopped the reaction by smashing a pipe connected to the water shell, letting the water drain.

3.   Firm the soil around the stems and water until it is dripping wet, letting the excess water drain away.

4.   For nature lovers, the plight of the Everglades is nothing short of tragic, as pollution and water drain have choked the once-mighty marsh.

5.   Shut off the faucets and watch to see if the waters drains quickly.

6.   Sheets of plastic lie under the fairways, bunkers and greens, and all water drains into a contained artificial lake.

7.   The region from which water drains into a river or lake is called its watershed.

8.   Water drains out slowly now when I empty the tub.