Dictionary Check: sink
"sink" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
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
Example:
"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
Example:
"He sank to his knees"
verb
cause to sink
Example:
"The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
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