sunken
adjective /ˈsʌŋ.kən/Definition
› having fallen to the bottom of the sea: They're diving for sunken treasure.Staying afloat, capsizing and sinking › at a lower level than the surrounding area: It was a luxurious bathroom, with a sunken bath.Down and downwardMoving downwardsLow, short and shallow › (of eyes or cheeks) seeming to have fallen further into the face, especially because of tiredness, illness, or old age: She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.Not fit and healthyThin or slender (of people)
(Definition of sunken adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) long as your arm idiom
- brief adjective (SHORT IN LENGTH)
- knee-high adjective
- level verb (DESTROY)
- long adjective (DISTANCE)
- longish adjective
- low adjective, adverb
- shallow adjective (NOT DEEP)
- short adjective (DISTANCE)
- short- prefix
- short-range adjective
- shortish adjective (DISTANCE)
- shorty noun
- shrimp noun (PERSON)
- squat adjective
- stumpy adjective
- stunted adjective
- undersized adjective
Topic:
Low, short and shallow
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