Sail vs. Sink

Sailnoun

(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

Sailnoun

(nautical,uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.

Sailnoun

(uncountable) The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use this power for travel or transport.

Sailnoun

A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

Sailnoun

(dated) A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. Plural sail.

Sailnoun

The blade of a windmill.

Sailnoun

A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.

Sailnoun

The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.

Sailnoun

(fishing) A sailfish.

Sailnoun

(paleontology) an outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids

Sailnoun

Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.

Sailverb

To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.

Sailverb

To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.

Sailverb

To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.

Sailverb

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

Sailverb

To move briskly and gracefully through the air.

Sailverb

To move briskly.

Sailnoun

An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

Sailnoun

Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.

Sailnoun

A wing; a van.

Sailnoun

The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.

Sailnoun

A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

Sailnoun

A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.

Sailverb

To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power.

Sailverb

To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.

Sailverb

To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.

Sailverb

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

Sailverb

To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.

Sailverb

To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.

Sailverb

To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.

Sailverb

To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.

Sailnoun

a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

Sailnoun

an ocean trip taken for pleasure

Sailverb

traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water);

Sailverb

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions;

Sailverb

travel in a boat propelled by wind;

Sailverb

travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means;

Sailnoun

a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel

Sailnoun

the use of sailing ships as a means of transport

Sailnoun

a sailing ship

Sailnoun

a wind-catching apparatus attached to the arm of a windmill.

Sailnoun

the broad fin on the back of a sailfish or of some prehistoric reptiles.

Sailnoun

a structure by which an animal is propelled across the surface of water by the wind, e.g. the float of a Portuguese man-of-war.

Sailnoun

a voyage or excursion in a ship, especially a sailing ship or boat

Sailnoun

the conning tower of a submarine.

Sailnoun

a canvas sheet or tarpaulin

Sailverb

travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation

Sailverb

travel in a ship or boat using sails or engine power

Sailverb

begin a voyage; leave a harbour

Sailverb

travel by ship on or across (a sea) or on (a route)

Sailverb

navigate or control (a boat or ship)

Sailverb

move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner

Sailverb

succeed easily at (something, especially a test or examination)

Sailverb

attack physically or verbally with force.

Sail

A sail is a tensile structure—made from fabric or other membrane materials—that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered land vehicles. Sails may be made from a combination of woven materials—including canvas or polyester cloth, laminated membranes or bonded filaments—usually in a three- or four-sided shape.

Sinkverb

To move or be moved into something.

Sinkverb

(ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

Sinkverb

(transitive) To cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.

Sinkverb

(transitive) To push (something) into something.

Sinkverb

To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.

Sinkverb

To diminish or be diminished.

Sinkverb

To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.

Sinkverb

To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.

Sinkverb

(intransitive) To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.

Sinkverb

To conceal and appropriate.

Sinkverb

To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.

Sinkverb

To reduce or extinguish by payment.

Sinkverb

(intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.

Sinkverb

(intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.

Sinknoun

A basin used for holding water for washing

Sinknoun

A drain for carrying off wastewater

Sinknoun

(geology) A sinkhole

Sinknoun

A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet

Sinknoun

A heat sink

Sinknoun

A place that absorbs resources or energy

Sinknoun

(baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch

Sinknoun

An object or callback that captures events; event sink

Sinknoun

(graph theory) a destination vertex in a transportation network

Sinkverb

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.

Sinkverb

To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.

Sinkverb

Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely.

Sinkverb

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.

Sinkverb

To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.

Sinkverb

To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.

Sinkverb

Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation.

Sinkverb

To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.

Sinkverb

To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.

Sinkverb

To conseal and appropriate.

Sinkverb

To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.

Sinkverb

To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt.

Sinknoun

A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.

Sinknoun

A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen.

Sinknoun

A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; - called also sink hole.

Sinknoun

The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, the sink of the Humboldt River.

Sinknoun

plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

Sinknoun

(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system;

Sinknoun

a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

Sinknoun

a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Sinkverb

fall or drop to a lower place or level;

Sinkverb

cause to sink;

Sinkverb

pass into a specified state or condition;

Sinkverb

go under,

Sinkverb

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place;

Sinkverb

appear to move downward;

Sinkverb

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly;

Sinkverb

fall or sink heavily;

Sinkverb

embed deeply;

Sinkverb

go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged

Sinkverb

(of a ship) go to the bottom of the sea or some other body of water because of damage or a collision

Sinkverb

cause (a ship) to sink

Sinkverb

fail and not be seen or heard of again

Sinkverb

cause to fail

Sinkverb

conceal, keep in the background, or ignore

Sinkverb

descend from a higher to a lower position; drop downwards

Sinkverb

(of a person) lower oneself or drop down gently

Sinkverb

gradually penetrate into the surface of something

Sinkverb

gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity

Sinkverb

lapse or fall into a particular state or condition

Sinkverb

approach death

Sinkverb

insert beneath a surface

Sinkverb

cause something sharp to penetrate (a surface)

Sinkverb

push or thrust (an object) into something

Sinkverb

excavate (a well) or bore (a shaft) vertically downwards

Sinkverb

hit (a ball) into a hole in golf or snooker

Sinkverb

(in golf) hit the ball into the hole with (a putt or other shot)

Sinkverb

rapidly consume (an alcoholic drink)

Sinknoun

a fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe

Sinknoun

a pool or marsh in which a river's water disappears by evaporation or percolation.

Sinknoun

a body or process which acts to absorb or remove energy or a particular component from a system

Sinknoun

short for sinkhole

Sinknoun

a place of vice or corruption

Sinknoun

a school or estate situated in a socially deprived area

Sink

A sink – also known by other names including sinker, washbowl, hand basin, wash basin, and simply basin – is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture used for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes. Sinks have taps (faucets) that supply hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for faster rinsing.