Chink

Meaning of Chink

noun

a Chinese person.

late 19th century: irregular formation from China.

noun
  1. a narrow opening, typically one that admits light.
    a chink in the curtains

mid 16th century: related to chine2.

verb
  1. make or cause to make a light, high-pitched ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together.
    the chain joining the handcuffs chinked
    they chinked glasses and kissed
noun
  1. a high-pitched ringing sound.
    the chink of glasses

late 16th century: imitative.

Information about Chink

  • The plural form of Chink is: Chinks.
  • Languages ​​in which Chink is used:

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Hyphenation of Chink

Chink

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • Chink is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Chink synonyms

Meaning Chinaman:

Chinaman

Meaning click:

click, clink

Meaning tinkle:

tinkle, tink, clink

Meaning check:

check

Meaning a space or gap that allows passage or access:

opening

Meaning a break or hole in an object or between two objects:

gap

Meaning a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied:

space

Meaning an aperture passing through something:

hole

Meaning an opening, hole, or gap:

aperture

Meaning a gap or opening:

break

Meaning an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct:

breach

Meaning a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart:

crack

Meaning a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth:

fissure

Meaning a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall:

crevice

Meaning a small, narrow space or opening:

cranny

Meaning past and past participle of cleave1:

cleft

Meaning a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane:

cut

Meaning a crack, split, or break in something:

rift

Meaning a tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain:

split

Meaning a long, narrow cut or opening:

slit

Meaning a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted:

slot

Meaning make or cause to make a light metallic ringing sound:

jingle

Meaning make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one:

jangle

Meaning make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds:

rattle

Meaning make or cause to make a clank:

clank

Anagrams of Chink

Kinch, kinch

Words that rhyme with Chink

chink, athink, bethink, doublethink, forethink, forthink, freethink, groupthink, methink, misthink, ofthink, outthink, overthink, rethink, think, umbethink, unbethink, underthink, unthink

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