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- [sing-ker]
- /ˈsɪŋ kər/
- /ˈsɪŋ.kər/
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- [sing-ker]
- /ˈsɪŋ kər/
Definitions of sinker word
- noun sinker a person or thing that sinks. 1
- noun sinker a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts. 1
- noun sinker a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water. 1
- noun sinker Slang. a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin. 1
- noun sinker Also called sinkerball. Baseball. a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate. 1
- noun sinker weight on fishing line 1
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Origin of sinker
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; 1920-25 for def 4; 1925-30 for def 5; sink + -er1
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Parts of speech for Sinker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sinker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sinker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sinker
noun sinker
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- cruller — a light sweet ring-shaped cake, fried in deep fat
- danish — Danish is the language spoken in Denmark.
- doughnut — a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
- dunker — a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
Top questions with sinker
- how to throw a sinker?
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- how to throw a sinker ball?
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- how to set up fishing rod hook and sinker?
- how to throw a sinker in baseball?
- how to make fishing sinker molds?
- how to tie a fishing line with sinker?
- how to grip a sinker?
- how to hold a sinker?
- how to tie a sinker on a fishing line?
- how to put on a sinker?
- what does the saying hook line and sinker mean?
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