chink
noun /tʃɪŋk/
/tʃɪŋk/
Idioms - a narrow opening in something, especially one that lets light through
- a chink in the curtains
- chink of light a small area of light shining through a narrow opening
- I noticed a chink of light under the door.
- [usually singular] the light ringing sound that is made when glass objects or coins touch
- the chink of glasses
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 mid 16th cent.: related to chine ‘a deep narrow ravine’. noun sense 3 late 16th cent.: imitative.
Idioms
a chink in somebody’s armour
- a weak point in somebody’s argument, character, etc., that can be used in an attackTopics Opinion and argumentc2