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(verb) descend into some soft substance; "He sank into bed" |
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Related Words: come down, descend, fall, go down |
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(verb) pass into a specified state or condition: "He sank into Nirvana" |
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Synonyms: lapse, pass |
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Related Words: move |
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(verb) fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees." |
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Synonyms: drop, drop down |
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Related Words: change posture, droop, drop open, fall open, flag, sag, sag down, swag |
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Antonyms: rise |
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(verb) cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbour" |
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Related Words: displace, move, settle |
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(verb) go_under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
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Synonyms: go down, go under, settle |
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Related Words: come down, descend, fall, founder, go down, settle, submerge, subside |
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Antonyms: float |
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(noun) a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe |
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Related Words: kitchen sink, lavatory, plumbing fixture, washbasin, washbowl, washstand |
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(verb) embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand" |
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Synonyms: bury |
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Related Words: countersink, embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant, set |
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(verb) sink; "The sun dipped below the horizon" |
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Synonyms: dip |
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Related Words: decline |
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(verb) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" |
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Synonyms: fall off, slump |
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Related Words: drop |
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(verb) fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" |
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Synonyms: slide down, slump |
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Related Words: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way |
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(noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it |
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Synonyms: cesspit, cesspool, sump |
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Related Words: cistern |
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