sink
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- noun
- /sɪŋk/
- I filled the sink with hot water to wash the dishes.
- kitchen sink
- bathroom sink
- showers and sinks
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- And that is like my perfect sink for a stoma bag change.
- Craig walks off to where the sink is and boils the kettle.
- I don't like water from the sink because it drips down my arms.
- But Can you believe we built a working sink and it looks so good.
- There is a hammer in the sink Cam.
- I remember spitting in the sink and my fucking spit was black.
- He's repairing a sink, repairs the kitchen sink.
Examples
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Oh, the sink doesn't work.
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I washed my face, and then I ran water in the sink to soak the shirt.
Academic text (2000) -
Oh, I fixed your sink too.
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A, his dishes have been in the sink for two weeks.
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- Look in the cabinet above the sink.
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Towels are under the sink.
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Dishes pile up in the sink.
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As we slipped out the kitchen's glass door, she was standing at the sink, washing the dishes.
Academic text (2013) -
He'd crossed to the sink and started to make a pot of coffee.
Fiction book (1990) -
There's some antibacterial soap under the sink, if you need it.
Synonyms
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A large basin with a tap in a kitchen used for washing dishes
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A fixed bowl in a bathroom connected to water and a drain for washing hands and face
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A sink fixed in a bathroom for washing hands
A bowl fixed to a wall or on a stand where people clean their hands and face
Idioms
- Informal
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A way to say there are almost all things you can think of
- Informal
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A warning that careless talk can cause trouble by revealing secrets
- Informal
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7.7
Almost everything possible is present, even things you do not need
- Informal
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To get stuck in a problem that keeps getting worse and is hard to leave
- Informal
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9.2
To fail very quickly and completely with no chance to get better
Compounds
- Informal
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A very large number of things, often including items that are not needed
- Specialized
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A metal part that takes heat away from electronic parts so they do not get too hot
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Etymology
Sink comes from the Old English word sincan meaning 'to go down'. The kitchen sink is called that because it is the place where water 'goes down' into the drain, so the name fits the idea of washing and letting water away.