Sinker Definition

sĭngkər
sinkers
noun
sinkers
A person or thing that sinks.
Webster's New World
A lead weight used in fishing.
Webster's New World
A doughnut.
Webster's New World
A sinkerball.
American Heritage
A pitched ball that drops downward sharply as it reaches home plate.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sinker

Noun

Singular:
sinker
Plural:
sinkers

Origin of Sinker

  • sink + -er.

    From Wiktionary

Sinker Sentence Examples

  • The determination in the case of solids lighter than water is effected by the introduction of a sinker, i.e.

  • Nitzsch, Dillmann, Ritschl and Sinker are convinced that the book was not a translation but was written originally in Greek.

  • If W be the weight of the experimental solid in air, w the weight of the sinker in water, and W, the weight of the solid plus sinker in water, then the relative density is given by W/(W+w - Wi).

  • A number 10 line weighs the same whether its a fast sinker or a floater.

  • All that talk about purity - and I swallowed it hook, line and sinker.

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Words Starting With

SSISIN

Words Ending With

RERKER

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Words Starting With S and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With R