Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hole for foul liquids to pass through; specifically, an orifice for that purpose in a sink.
- noun Any place given over to foulness or filth; especially, a resort of debauched and depraved persons. See
sink n ., 3. - noun One of the cavities formed in limestone regions by the removal of the rock through the action of rain or running water, or both.
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Examples
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Instead, the evidence suggests the euro-zone economy is disappearing down a sink-hole.
Merkel and Sarkozy Have Lost Credibility Simon Nixon 2011
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The “sink-hole” is growing at a rate of two blocks per hour and I live only five miles from the epicenter.
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This trompe l'oeil back-garden uses painted lines to make it appear that the tree is disappearing into a sink-hole:
Boing Boing 2009
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Not this time – these typically 'bedrock' Republican election strategies will fall into the ever growing sink-hole of the Economy, Iraq, Health Care ...
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It was first a hole on top of the track, but according to Twitter, the hole became a sink-hole.
The 52nd Running of the Daytona 500 in NASCAR – Feb 14th 2010 2010
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These wars have sunk our economy into a sink-hole period!
In borrowing from China, we created our own economic ���China syndrome' 2009
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It is the McBush electoral axis of evil sink-hole tour 08
McCain To Hit Obama On Cuba Policy, Willingness To Meet With Raul Castro 2009
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CA problems begin and end with education, and this is probably the biggest denial sink-hole of all.
What’s the Matter With California? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Florida is a potential sink-hole for Democratic candidates.
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If you've seen a number of these kitchen sink movies in recent years (or perhaps tenement sink-hole would be more accurate), then this milieu feels awfully familiar.
Michael Giltz: Cannes 2009 Day Two: Precious, Vampires, Genocide and Despair! 2009
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