Sunken Definition

sŭngkən
adjective
Submerged.
A sunken ship.
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Fallen in; hollow.
Sunken cheeks.
Webster's New World
Below the level of the surrounding or adjoining area.
A sunken patio.
Webster's New World
Depressed; dejected.
Sunken spirits.
Webster's New World

Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be submerged.

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verb

Sink.

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(archaic) Past participle of sink.

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Sunken Sentence Examples

  • There is profound collapse, the features are sunken, the skin moist and cyanosed.

  • You'll see a Kraken and a sunken rowboat.

  • She has a large, hooked nose, gaps in her teeth and sunken eyes.

  • Six weeks after inoculation brownish, sunken lesions were observed on the base of stems of seedlings inoculated with all anastomosis groups.

  • By contrast, the sunken Bismarck was largely intact.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUN

Words Ending With

NENKEN

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