sinking

کلمات مرتبط(sinking):بازگشت به واژه sinkingdie-sinking
die-sinking and engraving machine
die-sinking attachment
die-sinking cutter
die-sinking machine
pantograph die-sinking machine
sinking fund
sinking line
sinking-fund

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sinking fund (see also: amortize) وجوه استهلاکي

sinking

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    n.

  • a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

    they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic

  • 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 feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; sinking feeling

    with a sinking heart

    a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach

    n.

  • plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
  • (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

    the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide

  • a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof; sinkhole, swallow hole
  • a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it; cesspool, cesspit, sump

    v.

  • fall or drop to a lower place or level; drop, drop down

    He sank to his knees

  • cause to sink

    The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor

  • pass into a specified state or condition; pass, lapse

    He sank into Nirvana

  • go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"; settle, go down, go under
  • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; subside

    He sank into bed

    She subsided into the chair

  • appear to move downward; dip

    The sun dipped below the horizon

    The setting sun sank below the tree line

  • fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; slump, fall off

    The real estate market fell off

  • fall or sink heavily; slump, slide down

    He slumped onto the couch

    My spirits sank

  • embed deeply; bury

    She sank her fingers into the soft sand

    He buried his head in her lap

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

sinks|sank|sinking|sunk
syn.: decline droop fade fall go down lower pine settle slump submerge weaken
ant.: float rise