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▸ noun: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
▸ noun: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system ("The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide")
▸ noun: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
▸ noun: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
▸ verb: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
▸ verb: pass into a specified state or condition
▸ verb: fall or drop to a lower place or level
▸ verb: cause to sink
▸ verb: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
▸ verb: appear to move downward
▸ verb: embed deeply
▸ verb: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
▸ verb: fall or sink heavily
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5852)
▸ Also see sunk
▸ Word origin
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▸ noun: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
▸ noun: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system ("The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide")
▸ noun: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
▸ noun: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
▸ verb: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
▸ verb: pass into a specified state or condition
▸ verb: fall or drop to a lower place or level
▸ verb: cause to sink
▸ verb: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
▸ verb: appear to move downward
▸ verb: embed deeply
▸ verb: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
▸ verb: fall or sink heavily
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5852)
▸ Also see sunk
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sink
▸ Usage examples for sink
▸ Idioms related to sink (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing sink
▸ Words that often appear near sink
▸ Rhymes of sink
▸ Invented words related to sink