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KITCHEN SINK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kitchen sink mean?
• KITCHEN SINK (noun)
The noun KITCHEN SINK has 1 sense:
1. a sink in a kitchen
Familiarity information: KITCHEN SINK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sink in a kitchen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("kitchen sink" is a kind of...):
sink (plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe)
Context examples
Martin had to carry his water from the kitchen sink, there being no tap in his room.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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