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sink noun

: 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

: 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

sink verb

: fall or descend to a lower place or level

: cause to sink

: pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

: go under

: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

: appear to move downward

: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

: fall or sink heavily

: embed deeply


  • Most kitchen sinks are made of stainless steel.
  • The captain was the last person to leave the sinking ship.
  • I washed a sink full of dishes three times today.
  • In water, wood will float and stone will sink.
  • Water is running from the faucet into the sink.
  • The sun has just sunk below the horizon.
  • The boat sank to the bottom of the lake.
  • After her death, he sunk into depression.
  • They're just like rats leaving a sinking ship.
  • You can wash your underwear in the sink.
  • The breakfast dishes were still in the sink.
  • Above the sink are several whisky bottles.
  • I escaped from the sinking boat with difficulty.
  • The rebels tried in vain to sink the submarine.
  • I saw the sponge in the sink.
  • The skyscraper is expected to sink into the bog.
  • The price of crude oil is sinking.
  • The police found a blonde hair in the sink.
  • He sank the knife into her back.
  • My heart sank into my boots.
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