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sink

/ˈsɪŋk/ sustantivo A2

En español: lavamanos, fregadero, lavadero, lavatrastos

  1. A basin used for holding water for washing.
  2. A drain for carrying off wastewater.
  3. A sinkhole.
  4. A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
  5. A heat sink.
  6. A place that absorbs resources or energy.
  7. A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
  8. Descending motion; descent. (uncountable) · An excessive sink rate at touchdown can cause the aircraft's landing gear to collapse.

Plural sinks

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“You ought to be ashamed of yourself for asking such a simple question,” added the Gryphon; and then they both sat silent and looked at poor Alice, who felt ready to sink into the earth.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 73 · B2
Rachel says she thought she would sink through the floor when she saw you come in all rigged out like that.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 80 · C1
At this rate the flat would fill and sink long before it could drift to the lower headland.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 223 · C1
Especially did the Queen’s class gird up their loins for the fray, for at the end of the coming year, dimly shadowing their pathway already, loomed up that fateful thing known as “the Entrance,” at the thought of which one and all felt their hearts sink into their very shoes.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 262 · C1

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