sink

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  • February 10. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink noun english

    plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink noun english

    (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink noun english

    a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink noun english

    a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    sink verb english

    embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"