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sink

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: fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

verb: cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

verb: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"

verb: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

verb: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

verb: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

verb: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

verb: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

verb: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"


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sink

Length: 4 letters

Scrabble value: 8

Words with Friends value: 9

Literati value: 6

TWL (USA): Found

SOWPODS (UK): Found


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