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sinkless

sinkless adjective: without a sink (of any kind).

Adjective

sinkless (not comparable)

  1. Without a sink (of any kind).
    • To see that Kelvin's and Clausius's statements are indeed equivalent, let's use a hypothetical sinkless engine to drive another hypothetical sinkless engine in reverse...2004, Peter Atkins, Galileo's finger: the ten great ideas of science
    • Esther leaned against the sinkless wooden counter against the wall. The counter supported a portable gas stove and a bucket of rainwater.2009, Margaret Donnelly, The Song of the Goldencocks

Origin of sinkless

From sink + -less.

Questions about sinkless

What does sinkless mean?
Sinkless means without a sink (of any kind).
What part of speech is sinkless?
Sinkless is an adjective.

Words near sinkless in the dictionary

  1. sinking ships
  2. sinkings
  3. Sinkinson
  4. Sinkler
  5. Sinklers
  6. sinkless
  7. sinklike
  8. Sinko
  9. Sinkos
  10. sinkproof
  11. sinkroom

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