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sinker
- /ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɪŋkə(ɹ)
noun sinkers
- That which sinks or descends.
- One who sinks something. McLachlan's value as a coal miner was enhanced by the specialized skill he learned as a shaft-sinker.
- A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink. Hook the sinker onto this loop.
- Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball. His sinkers drew one ground ball after another.
- A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
- A doughnut; a biscuit. Of the fifty cents, ten went for the glassy shoeshine; twenty-five for a boutonniere; ten for coffee and sinkers at the Cockeyed Bakery.
- In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.
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Talk about this word "sinker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sinker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sinker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sinker "sinker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sinker.
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@misc{sinker_2026,
title = {sinker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sinker},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
