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sink vs descend

descend vs sink

sink is a noun but descend is not a noun.

sink and descend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sink Yes No Yes No
descend No No Yes No
As verbs, descend is a hypernym of sink; that is, descend is a word with a broader meaning than sink:
  • sink: go under
  • descend: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Other hypernyms of sink include come down, fall, go down.
As verbs, descend is a hypernym of sink; that is, descend is a word with a broader meaning than sink:
  • sink: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
  • descend: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Other hypernyms of sink include come down, fall, go down.
sink (noun) descend (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
sink (verb) descend (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly come as if by falling
embed deeply move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go under do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
fall or descend to a lower place or level come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
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 descend

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