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Definition of sunken - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
hollow appearancehaving hollow or depressed areas
- His sunken cheeks indicated he had lost a lot of weight..
2.
lower levelsituated below the usual level
- The sunken living room added depth to the design.
3.
underwaterRare submerged under waterRare
- The sunken ship was discovered by divers.
Expressions with sunken
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garden set below the main ground level
The sunken garden was filled with colorful flowers and a small pond.
having deeply recessed eyes
The old man appeared frail and sunken-eyed..
Origin of sunken
Old English, sunken (sink) + -en (past participle)
Terms with sunken included in their meaning
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appearance
concave or sunken in appearance
sunken remains
remains of a destroyed ship at sea
performing arts
sunken area for musicians in front of a stage
appearance
sunken or deeply set
landscape feature
sunken fence or boundary wall that does not interrupt the landscape
home
sunken area in a living room for seating
ocean
sunken reef where sea breaks heavily
plant
lowered or sunken relative to a surface
history
sunken vessel serving as a resting place
architecture
ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling
shapes
a curved or sunken shape like a shallow bowl
building feature
sunken outdoor space by a cellar that provides light and entry
architecture
decorated with sunken panels in a ceiling
architecture
series of sunken panels in a ceiling
decoration
ornamental sunken panels used for decoration
design
having a pattern of sunken panels
engraving
art of sunken engraving on stone or gem
medical
chest deformity with a sunken appearance
eye appearance
having eyes that look deeply recessed or sunken
art
carved gem with a sunken design
architecture
pertaining to sunken panels in architecture
medical
congenital chest deformity causing a sunken appearance
salvage
box used to raise a sunken vessel
maritime
make a sunken object float again
Examples of sunken in a sentence
The old mattress had a sunken middle. The garden featured a sunken patio area. They discovered a sunken ship near the coast. The sunken treasure attracted explorers. They found a sunken car in the lake.
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- French:creux, en contrebas, ...
- German:eingefallen, versenkt, ...
- Italian:scavato, ribassato, ...
- Spanish:demacrado, deprimido, ...
- Portuguese:afundado, rebaixado, ...
- Chinese:凹陷的, 下沉的, ...
- Japanese:落ち込んだ, 沈んだ, ...
- Arabic:غَائِر, مُتَدَنٍ, ...
- Hebrew:שָׁקוּעַ, שָׁקוּעַ, ...
- Russian:впалые, углублённый, ...
- Ukrainian:запалі, заглиблений, ...
- Hindi:धँसा हुआ, नीचे धँसा हुआ, ...
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