sunken

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  1. verb Obsolete A past participle of sink.
  2. adjective Depressed, fallen in, or hollowed: sunken cheeks.
  3. adjective Situated beneath the surface of the water or ground; submerged: a sunken reef.
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  • (AP Photo / NOAA, Jean Kenyon) (AP) -- The home of a giant land crab, a sunken island ringed by pink-colored coral, and equatorial waters teeming with sharks and other predators are being designated national marine monuments by President George W. Bush in the largest marine conservation effort in history. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • WASHINGTON (Jan. 6) - The home of a giant land crab, a sunken island ringed by pink-colored coral, and equatorial waters teeming with sharks and other predators are being designated national marine monuments by President George W. Bush in the largest marine conservation effort in history. —  AOL News
  • The home of a giant land crab, a sunken island ringed by pink-colored coral, and equatorial waters teeming with sharks and other predators have been designated national marine monuments by U.S. President George W. Bush in the —  National Geographic News
  • Unmarked and somewhat sunken, the graveyard sneaks up on you, identifiable only by the tell tale crosses. —  News from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic Times.
  • Bug 470708 - addressingwidget appears as sunken, again
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sunken:   sink ·  sank ·  sinking ·  sunk ·  sinks
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