different between sinking vs removal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s??k??/
• Rhymes: -??k??

Verb

sinking

1. present participle of sink

Derived terms

• like rats from a sinking ship

Noun

sinking (plural sinkings)

1. The process by which something sinks.

   I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.

   • 1857, Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection

     We must endeavour to realize a succession of gradual sinkings or depressions into deep water, alternating with gradual emergings into shallows, and eventually a gradual continued lifting of the whole district […]

Anagrams

• inkings

English

Etymology

remove +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???mu?v?l/

• Rhymes: -u?v?l

Noun

removal (countable and uncountable, plural removals)

1. The process of moving, or the fact of being removed.
2. The relocation of a business etc.
3. The dismissal of someone from office.
4. (Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
5. (slang, euphemistic) Murder.

Synonyms

• (moving to another place): move, relocation

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• vomeral