Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "sink" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

float source source

Typical Location

apartment bathroom and kitchen chemistry lab home house kitchen kitchen or bathroom laboratory laundry room neighbor's house

Coordinate Terms

data sink event sink

Derived Terms

Belfast sink Carson Sink London sink apron sink behavioral sink butler's sink carbon sink countersink dry sink elephant sink farmhouse sink heavy sink into kitchen sink laundry sink like a rat from a sinking ship loose lips sink ships shoot one in the sink sink estate sink function sink hole sink in sink like a stone sink of iniquity sink one's teeth in sink or swim sink tidy sink trap sinker sinkhouse sinking fund sinking head sinking pump sinking ship slop sink time sink utility sink vessel sink

Context

baseball billiards computing engineering geology graph theory heading physical pool programming slang snooker social

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

action activity break cave in change posture cistern collapse come down decline depression descend displace drop embed engraft fall fall in founder give give way go down imbed implant move natural action natural depression natural process plant plumbing fixture

Type Of (IsA)

clean container product household furnishings natural process part of room plumbing fixture tangible thing

Manner Of

change posture descend move

Receives Action

found in bathroom found in buildings found in home found in house found in kitchen found in kitchen or bathroom found in powder room installed below faucet

Related Terms

countersink everything but the kitchen sink

Related Terms

apprehension appropriate basin bathroom bathroom fixture callback capture conceal countersink demean depression descend destination disappointment disposal drain dread event event sink everything but kitchen sink faucet fixture garbage garbage disposal heat sink in kitchen kitchen kitchen tub liquid moral object pocket pot sinker sinkhole submerge transportation network tub vertex vessel wastewater watertight

Similar Terms

drop drop down fall off go down go under settle slump

Synonym Network

basin bury cesspool descend dip sinkhole slump wash basin

Used For

brushing teeth clean chicken clean fish cleaning dishes drain off water hold dirty dishes rinse dishes rinsing things saoking things soak dishes soak sweater wash glasses wash hands wash mugs washing washing clothes washing dogs washing hair washing laundry washing up face and hands wet work

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.