chinknoun
uk/tʃɪŋk/us/tʃɪŋk/chink noun (CRACK)
[ C ] a small narrow crack or opening:
I peered through a chink in the curtains and saw them all inside.
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Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- intake
- orifice
- perforation
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- tear 1
- wormhole
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chink noun (SOUND)
[ C usually singular ] a light ringing sound:
On a hot day it's nice to hear the chink of ice in a glass.
Synonym
clink
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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Idiom(s)
chink in sb's armour
chinkverb [ I ]
uk/tʃɪŋk/us/tʃɪŋk/to make a light ringing sound:
The coins chinked lightly in his pocket as he walked along.
Synonym
clink
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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