Definitions for sinkers

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sinkers sink·er

Spelling: [sing-ker]

IPA: /ˈsɪŋ kər/

Sinkers is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 147 anagrams from letters in sinkers (eiknrss).

Definitions for sinkers

noun

1. a person or thing that sinks.
2. a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts.
3. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water.
4. Slang. a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin.
5. Also called sinkerball. Baseball. a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate.

Origin of sinkers

1520-30; 1920-25 for def 4; 1925-30 for def 5; sink + -er¹

Examples for sinkers

I have arranged this sinker, which has a hole through it, so that the line will run freely.

A pressure-gauge to register the depth of the sinker has been added by Sir William.

The weight of the sinker must be adapted to the strength of the tide.

Her hairdresser in Malibu filled her in, and after studying every episode she was “hooked, line and sinker,” and signed on.

An' I'll bet a sinker it'll beat that Bally Klavvy bizness if we do it well.

Plus, Fox, for many years, drove the agenda that the other cable nets swallowed hook, line, and sinker.

Even I swallered that Development Company, hook, line, and sinker.

He said his reason was sharks but really it was because MCD was a sinker.

No sinker or float is required, as the bait must be kept near the surface.

And yet, Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) took the bait hook, line, and sinker, posting about the outrageous story on his Facebook page.