Synonyms of the word sinkhole


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sinkhole

  • n. (geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an…
  • n. A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
  • n. (pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
  • n. (Internet) A DNS server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains,…

depression

  • n. (psychology) In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of…
  • n. (geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
  • n. (psychology) In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a period of unhappiness or low morale which lasts longer…
  • n. (meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting…
  • n. (economics) A period of major economic contraction.
  • n. (economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
  • n. (biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the…

sink

  • v. (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
  • v. (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.
  • v. (transitive, slang, archaic) To conceal and appropriate.
  • v. (transitive, slang, archaic) To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
  • v. (transitive, slang, archaic) To reduce or extinguish by payment.
  • v. (intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
  • v. (intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent…
  • n. A basin used for holding water for washing.
  • n. A drain for carrying off wastewater.
  • n. (geology) A sinkhole.
  • n. A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
  • n. A heat sink.
  • n. A place that absorbs resources or energy.
  • n. (baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
  • n. (computing, programming) An object or callback that captures events; event sink.
  • n. (graph theory) a destination vertex in a transportation network.

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