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sink vs depression

depression vs sink

sink and depression both are nouns.

sink is a verb but depression is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sink Yes No Yes No
depression Yes No No No
As nouns, depression is a hypernym of sink; that is, depression is a word with a broader meaning than sink:
  • sink: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
  • depression: a sunken or depressed geological formation
Other hypernyms of sink include natural depression.
sink (noun) depression (noun)
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe pushing down
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof a sunken or depressed geological formation
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
sink (verb) depression (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
Difference between sink and depression

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