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Countersink :: Countersink (v. t.) To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork..

Slur :: Slur (n.) In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them..

Scuttle :: Scuttle (v. t.) To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship..

Sank :: Sank () imp. of Sink.

Drakestone :: Drakestone (n.) A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes..

Seine :: Seine (n.) A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish..

Diesinker :: Diesinker (n.) An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc..

Settle :: Settle (n.) To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee..

Swoon :: Swoon (v. i.) To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away..

Droop :: Droop (v. t.) To let droop or sink.

Slump :: Slump (v. i.) To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground, a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person..

Swampy :: Swamp (v. i.) To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked..

Waft :: Waft (v. t.) To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.

Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines; business declines..

Sentine :: Sentine (n.) A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer.

Sinking :: Sinking () a. & n. from Sink.

Trepan :: Trepan (n.) A kind of broad chisel for sinking shafts.

Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To sink when on the wing; to alight.

Cavo-rilievo :: Cavo-rilievo (n.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around..

Depression :: Depression (n.) The state of being depressed; a sinking.

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