sinking lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market" "he could not control the sinking of his legs"
• a descent as through liquid (especially through water) "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
• a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension "with a sinking heart" "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
• 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