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kitchen sink vs sink

sink vs kitchen sink

kitchen sink and sink both are nouns.

kitchen sink is not a verb while sink is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kitchen sink Yes No No No
sink Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sink is a hypernym of kitchen sink; that is, sink is a word with a broader meaning than kitchen sink:
  • kitchen sink: a sink in a kitchen
  • sink: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
kitchen sink (noun) sink (noun)
a sink in a kitchen 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
kitchen sink (verb) sink (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
embed deeply
go under
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
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