Chink
Meaning of Chink
noun
a Chinese person.
late 19th century: irregular formation from China.
noun- a narrow opening, typically one that admits light.
a chink in the curtains
mid 16th century: related to chine2.
verb- 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
- 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:
Meaning click:
Meaning tinkle:
Meaning check:
Meaning a space or gap that allows passage or access:
Meaning a break or hole in an object or between two objects:
Meaning a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied:
Meaning an aperture passing through something:
Meaning an opening, hole, or gap:
Meaning a gap or opening:
Meaning an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct:
Meaning a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart:
Meaning a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth:
Meaning a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall:
Meaning a small, narrow space or opening:
Meaning past and past participle of cleave1:
Meaning a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane:
Meaning a crack, split, or break in something:
Meaning a tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain:
Meaning a long, narrow cut or opening:
Meaning a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted:
Meaning make or cause to make a light metallic ringing sound:
Meaning make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one:
Meaning make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds:
Meaning make or cause to make a clank:
Anagrams of Chink
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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