Are you trying to hyphenate sinks? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
1. |
Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe |
2. |
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide |
3. |
A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof |
4. |
A covered cistern Waste water and sewage flow into it |
5. |
Fall or descend to a lower place or level He sank to his knees |
6. |
Cause to sink The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor |
7. |
Pass into a specified state or condition He sank into nirvana |
8. |
Go under, The raft sank and its occupants drowned |
9. |
Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place He sank into bed She subsided into the chair |
10. |
Appear to move downward The sun dipped below the horizon The setting sun sank below the tree line |
11. |
Fall heavily or suddenly Decline markedly The real estate market fell off |
12. |
Fall or sink heavily He slumped onto the couch My spirits sank |
13. |
Embed deeply She sank her fingers into the soft sand He buried his head in her lap |