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Meanings of sink in English

Portuguese
dolina
Catalan
dolina
Wikidata

A natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks.

      dolina
      Russian
      раковина
      Portuguese
      lavatório
      Spanish
      lavabo
      Catalan
      pica
      Wikidata

      Bowl-shaped plumbing fixture used for washing hands.

          раковина
          Catalan
          pou mort

          A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it.

                pou mort
                Catalan
                naufragar
                Spanish
                hundirse

                Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

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                    naufragar
                    Usage of sink in English
                    1
                    We sink in water; in air we tumble; on earth we stumble.
                    Foul Play
                    2
                    I find that the problem with math education is the sink-orswim approach.
                    Outliers: the story of success
                    3
                    It must let him fall and sink into the sea, he thought.
                    Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
                    4
                    Until then, federal and state governments should be in 'kitchen sink' mode.
                    News.com.au
                    5
                    It's not as though public opinion of politics could sink any lower.
                    The Guardian
                    6
                    Its water purifiers include free standing, counter top and under sink types.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    I saw you at the kitchen sink just a few minutes ago.
                    Pines
                    8
                    Now floating rates allow the currency of a deficit country to sink.
                    Reuters
                    9
                    The ship did not just drift off course, it started to sink.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    Therefore the individual must sink himself in the great whole of Mankind.
                    Twilight in Italy
                    11
                    And she paused to let the splendour of the gift sink in.
                    The Admirable Tinker / Child of the World
                    12
                    Huyayy blinked as the truth of her words began to sink in.
                    Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
                    13
                    It seemed to take several seconds for my words to sink in.
                    Changes
                    14
                    The sink Always remember to situate your sink near a water supply.
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    It only took a moment for the scribbler's words to sink in.
                    The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
                    16
                    But the past 18 months saw her sink to her lowest ebb.
                    News.com.au
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