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

Countersinking :: Countersinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Countersin.

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support..

Diesinking :: Diesinking (n.) The process of engraving dies.

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) The act or state of declining or sinking.

Sagging :: Sagging (n.) A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging..

Amortization :: Amortization (n.) The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid..

Quicksand :: Quicksand (n.) Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it..

Suffer :: Suffer (v. t.) To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under.

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

Amortize :: Amortize (v. t.) To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund..

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

Decline :: Decline (v. i.) A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of a decline..

Countersink :: Countersink (n.) A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

Settlement :: Settlement (n.) The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material..

Introcession :: Introcession (n.) A depression, or inward sinking of parts..

Swain :: Swaggy (a.) Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight..

Descension :: Descension (n.) The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.

Immersion :: Immersion (n.) The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx..

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