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sunken Definition

sunken (suŋkən)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

sink

adjective

  1. submerged a sunken ship
  2. below the level of the surrounding or adjoining area a sunken patio
  3. fallen in; hollow sunken cheeks
  4. depressed; dejected sunken spirits

sunken Synonyms

sunken

modif.

  1. Submerged

    capsized, immersed, inundated, scuttled.

  2. Below the surrounding level

    lowered, depressed, down; see under 1.

sunken Usage Examples

Preposition: into

  • ground: The pebble pool base may be sunken into the ground or in secured in a stand.

Modifies a noun

  • spandrel: West wall: small rectangular window with two-centred arched light, sunken spandrels, all in gray freestone; probably re-used.
  • galleon: As well as having the pearls to collect you might find a treasure chest from a sunken galleon on your travels.
  • battleship: Work began on removing the remaining oil from the sunken battleship HMS Royal Oak.
  • cheek: His face was pale, he had sunken cheeks; his scant beard was untidy.
  • warship: The company had successfully removed oil from a sunken warship in the past.
  • lane: A circular walk through the sunken lanes of the Solway Plain, starting at Burgh by Sands.

Modifying Another Word

  • deeply: West of Bishops Castle it headed straight for Moat Hill and became a deeply sunken lane.
  • slightly: These involve a lowering of the height by having a slightly sunken pitch.
  • partially: Len suggested that I might have a partially sunken float.
  • partly: Go trough and follow a partly sunken track that curves up to the right.
  • somewhat: Apex somewhat sunken, more or less covered by the wool and spines from youngest areoles, however hardly completly enclosed.
  • not: What to look out for Whole fresh fish will have eyes that are bright and not sunken.

Used with adjective complement

  • have: Another drain has also sunken opposite the Village Hall.

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