sink
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9.9
- noun
- /sɪŋk/
- Specialized
- The cave system features a limestone sink that leads to a network of underground rivers.
- a sink of land
- a deep sink
- a small sink
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Examples
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The geological survey identified a large sink that might be the result of a collapsed cavern.
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Hikers often visit the natural sink in the area, where water collects after heavy rains.
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Here is probably a sink, probably my side.
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If either of you make it across that sink hole in front of you, you get this one.
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Frank drops the box into a bed of sand in a sink surrounded by sandbags.
Fiction book (1992) -
Fifty yards down, I recognized a small, sink-sized pool, relatively unchanged, and stuck the handle in to test the strength of the current.
Fiction book (1996) -
Due to unforeseen difficulties crossing the Humboldt Sink, Penny had gone on; the Donner Party did not reach the Sierra Nevada until mid-October.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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5.7
A hole in the ground made when the surface collapses, often in limestone areas
6
5.3
A low area of land that forms a hollow
1
9.9
A hole in the ground where water goes underground into caves, often in limestone
Idioms
- Informal
3
6.0
A way to say there are almost all things you can think of
- Informal
2
7.7
A warning that careless talk can cause trouble by revealing secrets
- Informal
1
7.7
Almost everything possible is present, even things you do not need
- Informal
1
8.2
To get stuck in a problem that keeps getting worse and is hard to leave
- Informal
1
9.2
To fail very quickly and completely with no chance to get better
Compounds
- Informal
9
4.2
A very large number of things, often including items that are not needed
- Specialized
3
4.5
A metal part that takes heat away from electronic parts so they do not get too hot
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sink comes from the Old English word sincan meaning 'to go down'. A land sink is a place where the ground has dropped or fallen 'down' into the earth, like in the common name sinkhole, so the word describes the ground that has sunk.