kitchen sink
/ˈkɪtʃ.ən sɪŋk/
Meaning
The kitchen sink is the basin in a kitchen used for washing dishes and preparing food. It is a central part of any kitchen where you rinse vegetables, wash your hands, and clean up after cooking.
Examples
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Please put your dirty plates in the kitchen sink.
Please put your dirty plates in the kitchen sink.
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I need to clean the kitchen sink before I start making dinner.
I need to clean the kitchen sink before I start making dinner.
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He washed the fresh tomatoes in the kitchen sink.
He washed the fresh tomatoes in the kitchen sink.
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The kitchen sink is completely full of pots and pans.
The kitchen sink is completely full of pots and pans.
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Water is leaking from the pipe under the kitchen sink.
Water is leaking from the pipe under the kitchen sink.
Common Mistakes
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✗ Put the cups into the kitchen basin.
✓ Put the cups in the kitchen sink.
In English, we use 'sink' for the kitchen. 'Basin' is typically used for the bathroom sink, though 'kitchen sink' is the most natural, specific term.
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✗ I wash my hands on the kitchen sink.
✓ I wash my hands in the kitchen sink.
We wash things 'in' the sink, not 'on' it, because the sink is a hollow container.
Related Expressions
Practice
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Don't leave the dirty glasses on the table; put them in the ___.
💡 The place where you wash dishes.
Show answer
kitchen sink
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She is rinsing the lettuce in the ___.
💡 The basin in the kitchen.
Show answer
kitchen sink