| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | sink | Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe |
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| 2 | sink | (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system | |
| 3 | sink, sinkhole, swallow hole | A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof | |
| 4 | sink, cesspool, cesspit, sump | A covered cistern | |
| VERB | 1 | sink, drop, drop down | Fall or drop to a lower place or level |
| 2 | sink | Cause to sink | |
| 3 | sink, pass, lapse | Pass into a specified state or condition | |
| 4 | sink, settle, go down, go under | Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" | |
| 5 | sink, subside | Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place | |
| 6 | sink, dip | Appear to move downward | |
| 7 | sink, slump, fall off | Fall heavily or suddenly | |
| 8 | sink, slump, slide down | Fall or sink heavily | |
| 9 | sink, bury | Embed deeply |
| Sounds | sih'ngk |
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| Rhymes | blink, brink, chink, and 24 more rhymes in ihngk at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe. |
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| Parts | drain basket |
| Narrower | kitchen sink; washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory |
| Broader | plumbing fixture |
| Meaning | (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system. |
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| Examples | "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" |
| Category | engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology |
| Narrower | heat sink |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity |
| Contrary | source |
| Meaning | A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof. |
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| Synonyms | sinkhole, swallow hole |
| Broader | natural depression, depression |
| Meaning | A covered cistern. Waste water and sewage flow into it. |
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| Synonyms | cesspool, cesspit, sump |
| Broader | cistern |
| Meaning | Fall or drop to a lower place or level. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | drop, drop down |
| Narrower | drop open, fall open; sag, droop, swag, flag; sag, sag down |
| Broader | change posture |
| Similar to | slump, fall off, sink; drop |
| Meaning | Cause to sink. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | The men sink the boat |
| Cause to | sink, settle, go down, go under |
| Narrower | settle |
| Broader | move, displace |
| Similar to | sink, settle, go down, go under |
| Meaning | Pass into a specified state or condition. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | pass, lapse |
| Broader | move |
| Meaning | Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned". |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Model | They sink |
| Synonyms | settle, go down, go under |
| Caused by | sink |
| Narrower | subside, settle; founder; submerge, submerse |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down |
| Contrary | float, swim |
| Similar to | sink |
| See also | sink in |
| Nouns | sinker; sinking |
| Meaning | Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | subside |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down |
| Meaning | Appear to move downward. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
| Synonyms | dip |
| Narrower | subside |
| Broader | decline |
| Meaning | Fall heavily or suddenly. Decline markedly. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Synonyms | slump, fall off |
| Broader | drop |
| Similar to | sink, drop, drop down |
| Meaning | Fall or sink heavily. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | slump, slide down |
| Broader | collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder |
| Meaning | Embed deeply. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | bury |
| Narrower | set, countersink |
| Broader | implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant |