sink: Information About The Word 'sink'

sink is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'sink' is made up of 4 letters.

• (n) plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
• (n) (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
• (n) a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
• (n) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
• (v) fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
• (v) cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
• (v) pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
• (v) go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
• (v) descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
• (v) appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
• (v) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
• (v) fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
• (v) embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"

Using the word 'sink' in Scrabble will fetch you 8 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 9 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'sink'

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Words Starting With 'sink'

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Words Containing 'sink'

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