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sinking
(encz)
sinking,klesající adj: Zdeněk Brož
Sinking
(gcide)
Sink \Sink\ (s[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. Sunk (s[u^][ng]k), or
(Sank (s[a^][ng]k)); p. p. Sunk (obs. Sunken, -- now
used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sinking.] [OE. sinken, AS.
sincan; akin to D. zinken, OS. sincan, G. sinken, Icel.
s["o]kkva, Dan. synke, Sw. sjunka, Goth. siggan, and probably
to E. silt. Cf. Silt.]
1. To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend
lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a
stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks
in the west.
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I sink in deep mire. --Ps. lxix. 2.
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2. To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the
surface; to penetrate.
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The stone sunk into his forehead. --1 San. xvii.
49.
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3. Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to
enter completely.
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Let these sayings sink down into your ears. --Luke
ix. 44.
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4. To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the
ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in
strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.
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I think our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak.
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He sunk down in his chariot. --2 Kings ix.
24.
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Let not the fire sink or slacken. --Mortimer.
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5. To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become
diminished in volume or in apparent height.
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The Alps and Pyreneans sink before him. --Addison.
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Syn: To fall; subside; drop; droop; lower; decline; decay;
decrease; lessen.
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Sinking
(gcide)
Sinking \Sink"ing\,
a. & n. from Sink.
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Sinking fund. See under Fund.

Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed
as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4.

Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a
mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.
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sinking
(wn)
sinking
n 1: a descent as through liquid (especially through water);
"they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
2: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after
several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the
market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"
3: a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a
sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
[syn: sinking, sinking feeling]
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sinking feeling
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sinking spell
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sinking spell, n:
Countersinking
(gcide)
Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[~e]r*s[i^][ng]k`; 277), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Countersunk (-s[u^][ng]k`); p. pr. & vb.
n. Countersinking.]
1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole
in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a
screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part;
as, to countersink a hole for a screw.
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2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to
countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork.
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Diesinking
(gcide)
Diesinking \Die"sink`ing\, n.
The process of engraving dies.
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Sinking
(gcide)
Sink \Sink\ (s[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. Sunk (s[u^][ng]k), or
(Sank (s[a^][ng]k)); p. p. Sunk (obs. Sunken, -- now
used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sinking.] [OE. sinken, AS.
sincan; akin to D. zinken, OS. sincan, G. sinken, Icel.
s["o]kkva, Dan. synke, Sw. sjunka, Goth. siggan, and probably
to E. silt. Cf. Silt.]
1. To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend
lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a
stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks
in the west.
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I sink in deep mire. --Ps. lxix. 2.
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2. To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the
surface; to penetrate.
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The stone sunk into his forehead. --1 San. xvii.
49.
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3. Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to
enter completely.
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Let these sayings sink down into your ears. --Luke
ix. 44.
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4. To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the
ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in
strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.
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I think our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak.
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He sunk down in his chariot. --2 Kings ix.
24.
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Let not the fire sink or slacken. --Mortimer.
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5. To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become
diminished in volume or in apparent height.
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The Alps and Pyreneans sink before him. --Addison.
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Syn: To fall; subside; drop; droop; lower; decline; decay;
decrease; lessen.
[1913 Webster]Sinking \Sink"ing\,
a. & n. from Sink.
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Sinking fund. See under Fund.

Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed
as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4.

Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a
mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.
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Sinking fund
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Fund \Fund\, n. [OF. font, fond, nom. fonz, bottom, ground, F.
fond bottom, foundation, fonds fund, fr. L. fundus bottom,
ground, foundation, piece of land. See Found to establish.]
1. An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies
are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for
maintaining existence.
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2. A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the
foundation of some commercial or other operation
undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of
which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a
bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
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3. pl. The stock of a national debt; public securities;
evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government,
for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals; --
called also public funds.
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4. An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific
object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund
for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also,
money systematically collected to meet the expenses of
some permanent object.
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5. A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a
supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of
wisdom or good sense.
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An inexhaustible fund of stories. --Macaulay.
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Sinking fund, the aggregate of sums of money set apart and
invested, usually at fixed intervals, for the
extinguishment of the debt of a government, or of a
corporation, by the accumulation of interest.
[1913 Webster]Sinking \Sink"ing\,
a. & n. from Sink.
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Sinking fund. See under Fund.

Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed
as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4.

Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a
mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.
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sinking head
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Shrinking \Shrink"ing\,
a. & n. from Shrink.
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Shrinking head (Founding), a body of molten metal connected
with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to
compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; -- called
also sinking head, and riser.
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a. & n. from Sink.
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Sinking fund. See under Fund.

Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed
as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4.

Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a
mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.
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Sinking head
(gcide)
Shrinking \Shrink"ing\,
a. & n. from Shrink.
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Shrinking head (Founding), a body of molten metal connected
with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to
compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; -- called
also sinking head, and riser.
[1913 Webster]Sinking \Sink"ing\,
a. & n. from Sink.
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Sinking fund. See under Fund.

Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed
as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4.

Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a
mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.
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Sinking pump
(gcide)
Sinking \Sink"ing\,
a. & n. from Sink.
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Sinking fund. See under Fund.

Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed
as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4.

Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a
mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.
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Unsinking
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Unsinking \Unsinking\
See sinking.
Well sinking
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Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to
well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain.
????. See Well, v. i.]
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1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.
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Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton.
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2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to
reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form,
and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth
from caving in.
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The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to
draw with, and the well is deep. --John iv. 11.
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3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.
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4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. "This well
of mercy." --Chaucer.
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Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser.
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A well of serious thought and pure. --Keble.
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5. (Naut.)
(a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around
the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to
preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their
inspection.
(b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing
vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes
perforated in the bottom to let in water for the
preservation of fish alive while they are transported
to market.
(c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an
auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of
water.
(d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; --
often called the cockpit.
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6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from
which run branches or galleries.
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7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as
for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
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8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal
falls.
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Artesian well, Driven well. See under Artesian, and
Driven.

Pump well. (Naut.) See Well, 5
(a), above.

Well boring, the art or process of boring an artesian well.


Well drain.
(a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or
pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.
(b) A drain conducting to a well or pit.

Well room.
(a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially,
one built over a mineral spring.
(b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into
which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with
a scoop.

Well sinker, one who sinks or digs wells.

Well sinking, the art or process of sinking or digging
wells.

Well staircase (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see
Wellhole
(b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole
of the space left for it in the floor.

Well sweep. Same as Sweep, n., 12.

Well water, the water that flows into a well from
subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.
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sinking feeling
(wn)
sinking feeling
n 1: a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a
sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my
stomach" [syn: sinking, sinking feeling]
sinking fund
(wn)
sinking fund
n 1: a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used
to redeem debt securities
sinking spell
(wn)
sinking spell
n 1: a temporary decline in health or value
SINKING FUND
(bouvier)
SINKING FUND. A fund arising from particular taxes, imposts, or duties,
which is appropriated towards the payment of the interest due on a public
loan and for the gradual payment of the principal. See Funding System.

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