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sink
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- pronunciation:
- sIngk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A sink is a large bowl that is connected to pipes so that water can come in and go out of it. Sinks are often found in bathrooms and kitchens.
Before supper, Sean washed his hands in the bathroom sink.My little sister likes to stand on a chair and wash dishes in the kitchen sink.
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| related words: |
hollow |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sinks, sinking, sank, sunk |
| definition 1: |
If your feet sink in the mud, they go down into the mud. When a boat sinks, it goes down into the water and the water covers it completely. Sometimes the boat goes all the way down to the bottom.
Grace and her dad didn't go out in the old boat because they were afraid it would sink.When Isaac threw the rock into the lake, it quickly sank out of sight.Matt's bicycle tires sank in the mud.- antonyms:
- float
- similar words:
- pitch, plunge
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| definition 2: |
When something sinks, it falls slowly to a lower level.
The houses in this wet area are sinking into the ground little by little.- antonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- descend, dip, drop, fall, set
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| definition 3: |
When you sink something, you make it drop down.
The player sank the basketball through the hoop and the fans cheered.- synonyms:
- drop
- antonyms:
- raise
- similar words:
- descend
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| definition 4: |
When something your teacher says sinks in, it means that you slowly come to understand what the teacher is saying.
The meaning of the joke finally sank in. |
| related words: |
decrease, droop, lower, plunge |
| derivation: |
sinkable (adj.) |
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