chink
noun
[ tʃɪŋk ]
• a narrow opening, typically one that admits light.
• "a chink in the curtains"
Similar:
opening,
gap,
space,
hole,
aperture,
break,
breach,
crack,
fissure,
crevice,
cranny,
cleft,
cut,
rift,
split,
slit,
slot,
Origin:
mid 16th century: related to chine2.
chink
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"
chink
noun
• a high-pitched ringing sound.
• "the chink of glasses"
Origin:
late 16th century: imitative.
Chink
noun
• a Chinese person.
Origin:
late 19th century: irregular formation from China.
