descend vs sink

sink vs descend

descend is not a noun while sink is a noun.

descend and sink both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
descend	No	No	Yes	No
sink	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sink is a hyponym of descend; that is, sink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than descend:

descend: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
sink: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Other hyponyms of descend include prolapse, abseil, rappel, rope down, dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse, avalanche, roll down, dive, plunge, plunk, go down, go under, set, correct, decline, slump, precipitate, subside, crash, flop, topple, tumble, drop, plop, pitch, alight, climb down, go down, go under, settle, pounce, swoop, drip, cascade, cascade down.

descend (noun)	sink (noun)
	plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
	a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
	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

descend (verb)	sink (verb)
come as if by falling	fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way	embed deeply
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity	go under
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example	fall or descend to a lower place or level
	cause to sink
	fall or sink heavily
	appear to move downward
	descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
	pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

Difference between descend and sink

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