sink lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
• plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
• a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
• (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
• furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term
• a sink in a kitchen
• sink down or precipitate "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly "The real estate market fell off"
• embed deeply "She sank her fingers into the soft sand" "He buried his head in her lap"