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sink

Letters that make sink

s, k, n, i are letters that make 'sink'

Words within sink

ink, si, SI, in, sin, IN, Sin, In, Si are words within 'sink'

Anagrams of sink

inks, skin, kins are anagrams of 'sink'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of sink

sinks is a word created by adding a letter to 'sink'

sink is a 4 letter word ending with k
sink is a 4 letter word starting with s

13 possible definitions for 'sink'

Sink as "fall or sink heavily"

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

slide down, slump have the same meaning as 'sink'

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of give way, fall in, give, cave in, founder, break, collapse.

Sink as "cause to sink"

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of displace, move.

Types of sink

settle is a type of sink.

Causes of sink

sink, settle, go down, go under are causes of 'sink'.

Verb groups of sink

sink, go down, go under, settle are verb groups of 'sink'.

Sink as "fall or descend to a lower place or level"

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drop down, drop have the same meaning as 'sink'

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of change posture.

Types of sink

flag, drop open, fall open, swag, sag, sag, droop, sag down are types of 'sink'.

Derivatives of sink

drop cloth, drop curtain, drop are derivatives of 'sink'.

Verb groups of sink

sink, slump, fall off, drop are verb groups of 'sink'.

Sink as "a covered cistern, waste water and sewage flow into it"

Under this definition, sink is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cesspool, cesspit, sump have the same meaning as 'sink'

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of cistern.

Sink as "plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe"

Under this definition, sink is a noun and has the following properties:

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of plumbing fixture.

Types of sink

basin, kitchen sink, washbowl, washstand, lavatory, washbasin are types of 'sink'.

Parts of sink

drain basket is a part of sink.

Sink as "a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof"

Under this definition, sink is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sinkhole, swallow hole have the same meaning as 'sink'

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of natural depression, depression.

Sink as "fall heavily or suddenly, decline markedly"

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

slump, fall off have the same meaning as 'sink'

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of drop.

Derivatives of sink

drop-off, depression, slump, slack, falloff, falling off, economic crisis are derivatives of 'sink'.

Verb groups of sink

sink, drop down, drop are verb groups of 'sink'.

Sink as "embed deeply"

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bury has the same meaning as sink

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of engraft, embed, imbed, implant, plant.

Types of sink

countersink, set are types of 'sink'.

Sink as "pass into a specified state or condition"

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pass, lapse have the same meaning as 'sink'

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of move.

Derivatives of sink

passage, transition are derivatives of 'sink'.

Sink as "descend into or as if into some soft substance or place"

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

subside has the same meaning as sink

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of go down, come down, descend, fall.

Sink as "go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned""

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

go down, go under, settle have the same meaning as 'sink'

Antonyms

float, swim have the opposite meaning of 'sink'

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of go down, come down, descend, fall.

Types of sink

settle, submerge, subside, founder, submerse are types of 'sink'.

Derivatives of sink

sinker, sinking are derivatives of 'sink'.

Verb groups of sink

sink is a verb group of sink.

Sink as "appear to move downward"

Under this definition, sink is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dip has the same meaning as sink

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of decline.

Types of sink

subside is a type of sink.

Sink as "(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system"

Under this definition, sink is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

source has the opposite meaning of sink

sink as a type

'sink' can be a type of natural process, activity, action, natural action.

Types of sink

heat sink is a type of sink.

sink as a category

'sink' can be a category of engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology.

Example of sink used within this context

"the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"