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adjective
- 1. having sunk or been submerged in water: "the wreck of a sunken ship"
- 2. at a lower level than the surrounding area: "a sunken garden" Similar
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SUNKEN definition: 1. having fallen to the bottom of the sea: 2. at a lower level than the surrounding area: 3. (of…. Learn more.
1. having sunk or been sunk beneath the surface; submerged. 2. having settled to a lower level, as walls. 3. situated or lying on a lower level: a sunken living room. 4. hollow; depressed: sunken cheeks. v. 5.
(sʌŋkən ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Sunken ships have sunk to the bottom of a sea, ocean, or lake. The sunken sailing-boat was a glimmer of white on the bottom. Try diving for sunken treasure. Synonyms: submerged, immersed, submersed More Synonyms of sunken. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If something is sunken, it's caved in, inwardly curved, or under water. If a pirate talks about sunken treasure, he probably means that the treasure chest in a ship that's at the bottom of the ocean.
1. : submerged. especially : lying at the bottom of a body of water. 2. a. : hollow, recessed. sunken cheeks. b. : lying in a depression. a sunken garden. c. : settled below the normal level. d. : constructed below the normal floor level. a sunken living room. Synonyms. concave. dented. depressed. dished. hollow. indented.
Sunken definition: having sunk or been sunk beneath the surface; submerged.. See examples of SUNKEN used in a sentence.
adjective. /ˈsʌŋkən/ [only before noun] that has fallen to the bottom of the sea or the ocean, or of a lake or river. a sunken ship. sunken treasure. Want to learn more?
sunken adjective [always before noun] (SEA) having fallen down to the bottom of the sea: a sunken ship. sunken eyes/cheeks. eyes or cheeks that make you look sick because they go too far into your face. (Definition of sunken from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Verb. Filter. adjective. Submerged. A sunken ship. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Fallen in; hollow. Sunken cheeks. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Below the level of the surrounding or adjoining area. A sunken patio. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Depressed; dejected. Sunken spirits. Webster's New World.
to become deeply occupied: He sat there, sunk in thought. to pass into some worse or lower state:[ no object] to sink into poverty. to become lower in number or amount:[ no object] Profits are sinking fast. to bring to a worse or lower state or status:[ ~ + object] You're trying to sink all his plans for the business.
