"Sink" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
1. A piece of furniture, typically made of stone or plastic, mounted in a wall for placing objects on it and sometimes with a top of its own, used especially for washing hands or hair.
Example: Wash your hands in the sink.
2. A depression or hole in the surface of the ground that contains water, which can fill up from rain or any other external sources.
Example: Water from the rain can collect in a sink.
3. A structure that is partially or completely submerged in water and often connects a river or sea or ocean to a lower ground.
Example: Boats often dock at sinks to unload.
Meaning: (adjective) Giving an impression of evil, threatening, or unwelcome.<br><br>Example: "It was a sinister smile that seemed to chill the air around him."
Sinistrality refers to the quality of being left-handed or the predominance of the left side in a person or an object. It can also describe something that has a bias or prevalence towards the left side.
Sinistrorsal refers to something that is located or oriented on the left side of the body, specifically with reference to the dorsal (back or posterior) region.
Having or characterized by a sinister or evil significance.<br><br>Example: "The sinistrous atmosphere of the abandoned asylum made me feel uneasy."<br><br>Synonyms: ominous, foreboding, menacing, ominous.
The word "sinkage" is a noun that refers to the act of sinking or something that has sunk. It can also refer to the amount by which something sinks or the process of something sinking due to a gradual or sudden loss of buoyancy.<br><br>Example: "The ship experienced significant sinkage after taking on too much water during the storms."<br><br>In a more figurative sense, sinkage can also refer to a decline in quality or usefulness, as in: "The coinage system was in danger of sinkage due to inflation, rendering the currency nearly worthless."