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• اسم يشير إلى حوض ثابت، غالبًا في المطبخ أو الحمام، موصول بشبكة المياه والصرف الصحي، يُستخدم لغسل اليدين أو الأطباق أو غيرها من الأشياء.

A noun referring to a fixed basin, typically in a kitchen or bathroom, connected to a water supply and drainage system, used for washing hands, dishes, or other items.

1. Kitchen or bathroom fixtureA1formal

   A basin with a drain and usually running water, used for washing hands, dishes, or food.

   حوض الغسل

   • She washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.
   • He left the tap running in the bathroom sink.
   • The plumber fixed the leak under the sink.

   المرادفاتbasinlavatorywashbasinwashbowl

2. Place of corruption or viceC1formal

   A place or situation regarded as a center of corruption, crime, or immorality.

   مُستنقع الفساد

   • The city was described as a sink of iniquity.
   • That neighborhood is a sink of crime and poverty.
   • The club was known as a sink of vice.

   المرادفاتcesspooldenholepitsewersty

• فعل يدل على الهبوط أو الانتقال إلى الأسفل، ولا سيما تحت سطح سائل، أو على جعل شيء ما يفعل ذلك.

A verb used to indicate the act of descending or moving downward, especially below the surface of a liquid, or to cause something to do so.

فعل شاذ

1. Go down below surfaceA2formal

   To go down below the surface of a liquid or soft substance.

   يغرق

   • The ship began to sink after hitting the iceberg.
   • He watched the stone sink to the bottom of the lake.
   • The heavy rain caused the ground to sink in places.

   المرادفاتdipgo underplungesettlesubmerge

   الأضدادfloatrisesurface

2. Decrease or declineB1formal

   To move to a lower level or position; to decrease in value, amount, or strength.

   انخفاض

   • The sun sank below the horizon.
   • Her spirits sank when she heard the bad news.
   • The stock market sank sharply after the announcement.

   المرادفاتdeclinedecreasediminishdropdwindlefallplungeslump

   الأضدادascendclimbincreaserisesoarsurge

3. B2informal

   To gradually become worse or fail.

   التدهور والفشل

   • The company sank into debt after the failed merger.
   • He sank into a deep depression after losing his job.
   • The project sank due to lack of funding.

   المرادفاتcollapsedeclinedegeneratedeterioratefailfoundergo underslideslipworsen

   الأضدادflourishimproverecoverrisesucceed

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