sinker
/ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.
noun
A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
Example Sentences
- "McLachlan's value as a coal miner was enhanced by the specialized skill he learned as a shaft-sinker."
- "Hook the sinker onto this loop."
- "Then the caplin moved off, and five minutes later there was no sound except the splash of the sinkers overside, the flapping of the cod, and the whack of the muckles as the men stunned them."
- "His sinkers drew one ground ball after another."
- "Of the fifty cents, ten went for the glassy shoeshine; twenty-five for a boutonniere; ten for coffee and sinkers at the Cockeyed Bakery."
- "they improvised by opening a barrel of flour and letting each man dump in a quart of water (if he had one) and scoop out a handful of dough to bake into rock-hard sinkers."
Etymology
Etymology tree English sink Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sinker From sink + -er.