Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 6 compound words that contain sinks. The most common are listed below. Open sinks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- carbon sinksplural of carbon sink: A natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period.
- heat sinksplural of heat sink: An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it.
- time sinksplural of time sink: Something that consumes a great deal of time, usually with little or no benefit; a waste of time.
- one's heart sinksTo experience great sadness.
- behavioral sinksplural of behavioral sink: A collapse in behavior that can result from overpopulation.
- Belfast sinksplural of Belfast sink: A deep, usually rectangular, ceramic sink.
- data sinksplural of data sink: A device or computer program that collects and stores data from other devices or programs.
- dry sinksplural of dry sink: a type of cabinet used to hold a washbasin and water pitcher, sometimes including splashboards.
- event sinksplural of event sink: A class or function that receives events from another object or function.
- heavy sinksplural of heavy sink: The motion of a sharply diving sinker pitch.
- kitchen sinksplural of kitchen sink: A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.
- laundry sinksplural of laundry sink: A very large sink installed in laundry rooms, intended for pre-washing particularly dirty clothes before using the machines.
- London sinksplural of London sink: A type of traditional, deep, ceramic butler's sink, historically shallower and without an overflow.
- utility sinksplural of utility sink: A large, sturdy, utilitarian sink for heavy-duty cleaning tasks; especially, synonym of laundry sink.
- vessel sinksplural of vessel sink: A type of bathroom sink that sits above the vanity; a sort of washbasin without plumbing.
- apron sinksplural of apron sink: A style of sink, usually made of ceramic, designed to protrude slightly from the edge of the counter.
- slop sinksplural of slop sink: A large sink made of durable material such as concrete or metal, made for cleaning large objects or disposing of waste material like mop water.
- sinks of iniquityplural of sink of iniquity: A place where criminal activity is rife; a resort of criminals.
- sinks or swimsthird-person singular simple present indicative of sink or swim: To succeed through one's own efforts without support, or else fail completely.
- butler's sinksplural of butler's sink: A deep, rectangular ceramic sink with an exposed front apron, originally designed for use in a butler's pantry.
Compound words 6
- heatsinksplural of heatsink: An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it.
- countersinksplural of countersink: A conical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (with a matching taper) so that the screw sits flush with a surface.
- heartsinksplural of heartsink: A heartsink patient.
- Navesinksplural of Navesink: A member of a group of Lenape people who inhabited the Raritan Bayshore near Sandy Hook and Mount Mitchill in northern North Jersey in the United States.
- pseudosinksplural of pseudosink: A habitat that appears to be a sink due to its high immigration rate, but which could support a smaller stable population in the absence of immigration.
- timesinksplural of timesink: Something that consumes a great deal of time, usually with little or no benefit; a waste of time.