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  • 11Sink — (Groß Schenk), 1) Bezirk im siebenbürgischen Kreise Hermannstadt, gebirgig, von der Aluta durchflossen; mit Getreide , Flachs , Haufbau[129] u. Bienenzucht; 2) Marktflecken u. Hauptort darin; Bezirks u. Steueramt, evangelische Hauptschule,… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 12Sink — (spr. schínk, auch Nagy S., deutsch: Groß Schenk), Großgemeinde im ungar. Komitat Groß Kokel (Siebenbürgen), mit Ackerbau, Hanfindustrie und (1901) 2534 deutschen (Sachsen) und rumänischen (meist evangelischen und griechisch orient.) Einwohnern.… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 13sink — index decay, decrease, degenerate, depreciate, depress, ebb, immerse (plunge into), invest ( …

    Law dictionary

  • 14sink in — index penetrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 15Sink —   [engl.], Datensenke …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 16sink — vb *fall, drop, slump, subside Analogous words: *droop, sag, flag, wilt: submerge, immerse, *dip: ebb, *abate, wane: disappear, *vanish …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 17sink — The verb has the past tense sank (but formerly and occasionally still sunk) and the past participle sunk. The adjectival forms sunk and sunken are not readily distinguished: sunken is often used to mean ‘submerged’ (a sunken ship), ‘fallen in,… …

    Modern English usage

  • 18sink|er — «SIHNG kuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that sinks. 2. a weight as of lead or stone for sinking a fishing line or net in the water. 3. U.S. Slang. a doughnut: »Sinkers and coffee, folks, get your doughnuts here (Los Angeles Times). 4. a pitch in …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 19Sink — This article is about a sanitary fitting for washing ones hands, or for washing dishes. For other uses, see Sink (disambiguation). A typical sink/basin in a bathroom …

    Wikipedia

  • 20sink — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bathroom (esp. AmE), kitchen ▪ blocked (esp. BrE), clogged (AmE) ▪ marble (esp. AmE), porcelain, stainless steel …

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