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heartsink

heartsink noun: a heartsink patient.

Noun

heartsink (plural heartsinks)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A heartsink patient.

Forms of heartsink

pluralheartsinks

Phrases with heartsink

Questions about heartsink

What does heartsink mean?
Heartsink means a heartsink patient.
What part of speech is heartsink?
Heartsink is a noun.
What is the plural of heartsink?
The plural of heartsink is heartsinks.

Words near heartsink in the dictionary

  1. heartshaped
  2. heartsick
  3. heartsickening
  4. heartsickness
  5. heartsicknesses
  6. heartsink
  7. heartsink patient
  8. heartsink patients
  9. heartsinks
  10. heartsome
  11. heartsomely

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