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Sink :: Sink (v. t.) Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation..

Bog :: Bog (n.) A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass.

Depression :: Depression (n.) A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions..

Gauge :: Gauge (n.) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.

Jack :: Jack (n.) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles.

Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice..

Demerge :: Demerge (v. t.) To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse.

Vail :: Vail (v. t.) To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.

Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.

Reside :: Reside (v. i.) To sink; to settle, as sediment..

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

Sinker :: Sinker (n.) A weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it..

Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.

Settle :: Settle (n.) To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it..

Dimple :: Dimple (v. i.) To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

Fall :: Fall (n.) A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence..

Forcer :: Forcer (n.) A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc..

Dismay :: Dismay (v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.

Commode :: Commode (n.) A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet..

Shore :: Shore (n.) A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging..

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