sinks (verb)

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• sinks — verb Third person singular simple present of to sink …   Wiktionary

• subside — verb (I) 1 if a feeling or noise subsides, it gradually decreases: Simon waited until the laughter subsided. 2 if a building subsides, it gradually sinks further into the ground 3 if land subsides, its surface sinks to a lower level: After the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bleach — verb 1》 make white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight. 2》 clean or sterilize with bleach. noun a chemical used for bleaching and also to sterilize drains, sinks, etc. Origin OE blcan (v.), blce (n.), from blc pale ,… …   English new terms dictionary

• crash-dive — verb (I) if a submarine 1 crash dives, it sinks quickly to a great depth …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sink — [[t]sɪ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦♦♦ sinks, sinking, sank, sunk 1) N COUNT A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water. It is mainly used for washing dishes. The sink was full of dirty dishes. ...the kitchen sink. 2) N COUNT A sink is …   English dictionary

• sink — 1 past tense sank, or sunk verb 1 IN WATER a) (I) to go down below the surface of water, mud etc: The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. | If you put it in water, will it float or sink? | The heavy guns sank up to their barrels in the mud. b) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sink — sink1 [ sıŋk ] (past tense sank [ sæŋk ] ; past participle sunk [ sʌŋk ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 go below water s surface ▸ 2 when sun gets lower ▸ 3 move to lower level ▸ 4 fall/sit/lie down ▸ 5 go down in value/amount ▸ 6 invest money ▸ 7 push something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trace — [[t]tre͟ɪs[/t]] ♦♦♦ traces, tracing, traced 1) VERB If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. [V n] The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th… …   English dictionary

• sink */*/ — I UK [sɪŋk] / US verb Word forms sink : present tense I/you/we/they sink he/she/it sinks present participle sinking past tense sank UK [sæŋk] / US past participle sunk UK [sʌŋk] / US 1) [intransitive] to disappear below the surface of the water… …   English dictionary

• go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Helvetism — A Helvetism (new lat. Helvetia = Switzerland and ism) is any distinctive characteristic of Swiss Standard German that is not found in other varieties of Standard German. The most typical helvetisms appear characteristically in vocabulary and… …   Wikipedia