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Origin of sunken
1325–75; Middle English, past participle of
sinken to
sink
OTHER WORDS FROM sunken
half-sunk·en, adjective un·sunk·en, adjectiveWords nearby sunken
sungrebe,
sunhat,
sunk,
sunk fence,
sunk relief,
sunken,
sunken garden,
sunket,
sunlamp,
sunless,
sunlight
Definition for sunken (2 of 2)
sink
[ singk ]
/ sɪŋk /
verb (used without object), sank or, often, sunk; sunk or sunk·en; sink·ing.
verb (used with object), sank or, often, sunk; sunk or sunk·en; sink·ing.
noun
Origin of sink
before 1000; (v.) Middle English
sinken, Old English
sincan; cognate with Dutch
zinken, German
sinken, Old Norse
sǫkkva, Gothic
singkwan; (noun) late Middle English: cesspool, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM sink
Example sentences from the Web for sunken
British Dictionary definitions for sunken (1 of 2)
sunken
/ (ˈsʌŋkən) /
verb
a past participle of sink
adjective
unhealthily hollow
sunken cheeks
situated at a lower level than the surrounding or usual one
situated under water; submerged
depressed; low
sunken spirits
British Dictionary definitions for sunken (2 of 2)
sink
/ (sɪŋk) /
verb sinks, sinking, sank, sunk or sunken
noun
adjective
informal
(of a housing estate or school) deprived or having low standards of achievement
Derived forms of sink
sinkable, adjectiveWord Origin for sink
Old English
sincan; related to Old Norse
sökkva to sink, Gothic
siggan, Old High German
sincan, Swedish
sjunka
Scientific definitions for sunken
sink
[ sĭngk ]
A part of the physical environment, or more generally any physical system, that absorbs some form of matter or energy. For example, a forest acts as a sink for carbon dioxide because it absorbs more of the gas in photosynthesis than it releases in respiration. Coral reefs are a long-lasting sink for carbon, which they sequester in their skeletons in the form of calcium carbonate.
Geology
- See playa.
- See sinkhole.
- A circular depression on the flank of a volcano, caused by the collapse of a volcanic wall.
Idioms and Phrases with sunken
sink