The meaning of SUNKEN is submerged; especially : lying at the bottom of a body of water. How to use sunken in a sentence.

1. Depressed, fallen in, or hollowed: sunken cheeks. 2. Situated beneath the surface of the water or ground; submerged: a sunken reef. 3. Below a surrounding level: a sunken meadow.

Sunken ships have sunk to the bottom of a sea, ocean, or lake. The sunken sailing-boat was a glimmer of white on the bottom. Try diving for sunken treasure.

They're diving for sunken treasure. It was a luxurious bathroom, with a sunken bath. She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms …

SUNKEN definition: having sunk or been sunk beneath the surface; submerged. See examples of sunken used in a sentence.

Definition of sunken adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

sunken, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

If something is sunken, it's caved in, inwardly curved, or under water. If a pirate talks about sunken treasure, he probably means that the treasure chest in a ship that's at the bottom of the ocean.

SUNKEN meaning: 1 : completely covered with water lying at the bottom of a sea, lake, etc.; 2 : curving inward because of illness, age, etc.

sunken meaning, definition, what is sunken: having fallen to the bottom of the sea, ...: Learn more.