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kitchen sink

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Noun

  1. A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.
  2. A miscellaneous item or a miscellany, especially exemplifying an indiscriminate profusion.
  3. In chained or tied to the kitchen sink, etc.: domestic chores or housework, especially when regarded as menial and tedious.
  4. A thing regarded as defiled due to corruption, immorality, etc.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century realist style of painting in Britain characterized by scenes of dull or untidy domestic interiors such as kitchens in the homes of urban working-class people; also, of or pertaining to an artist or group of artists painting in this style.
  2. Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century (especially 1950s–1960s) genre of drama, fiction, etc., in Britain depicting the harsh lives of working-class people; also, of or pertaining to a film, novel, play, etc., of this genre.

Verb

  1. To make (something) overly complicated or elaborate; to overcomplicate, to overwork.
  2. To raise to (someone) unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
  3. To release (a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company) in one go, in the hope that there will be less impact.
  4. To raise unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

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