Definition of sink | What does sink mean?
What is the definition of the word SINK?
Here is a list of definitions for sink.
- plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
What are the verbs of the word SINK?
Here is a list of definitions for sink.
- fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
- cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
- pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
- go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
- appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
- fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
- embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
What are the synonyms of the word SINK?
What is another word for SINK?. Here is a list of synonyms for SINK
Words beginning with SINK?
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In which dictionaries does the word sink exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes