chink
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(verb) fill the chinks of, as with caulking |
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Related Words: plug, secure, stop up |
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2. |
(noun) a short light metallic sound |
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Synonyms: click, clink |
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Related Words: sound |
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(noun) a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall |
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Related Words: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure |
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(noun) offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent |
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Synonyms: Chinaman |
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Related Words: Chinese |
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(verb) make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" |
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Synonyms: check |
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Related Words: crack |
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(verb) make or emit a high tinkling sound |
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Synonyms: clink, tink, tinkle |
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Related Words: go, sound |
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