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timesink

timesink is the alternative spelling of time sink.

Meaning of time sink

Noun

time sink (plural time sinks)

  1. (informal) Something that consumes a great deal of time, usually with little or no benefit; a waste of time.

Forms of timesink

pluraltimesinks

Questions about timesink

What is timesink the alternative spelling of?
Timesink is the alternative spelling of time sink.

Words near timesink in the dictionary

  1. timeshifts
  2. timeship
  3. timeships
  4. Timesian
  5. timesing
  6. timesink
  7. timesinks
  8. timesis
  9. timeskip
  10. timeskips
  11. timeslice

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