sewer
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Noun[change]
- A sewer is a pipe, or system of pipes, that removes wastes from buildings.
- They were not able to use the toilet after the sewer was blocked.
- A sewer in medieval times was a person who served food at meals.
- A sewer is a person who sews with needle and thread.
- She was a sewer of quality clothing.
Verb[change]
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- To sewer is to put in pipes to take away sewage and wastes.
- The new house needed to be sewered before the family could move in.