sink, n.
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freq. cnt. 4
(sinks)
freq. cnt. 4
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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sink
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a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
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cesspit cesspool sink sump
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a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
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sink sinkhole swallow hole
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(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
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sink
sample sentences
"the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
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