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a chink in the curtains

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  • chink — I UK [tʃɪŋk] / US noun [countable] Word forms chink : singular chink plural chinks 1) a) a very small space in a wall or between two things, especially when this lets light through A light shone through a chink in the curtains. b) a small amount… …   English dictionary

  • chink — [[t]tʃɪ̱ŋk[/t]] chinks, chinking, chinked 1) N COUNT: usu N in n A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a chink in the wall... He peered through a chink in the curtains. 2) N COUNT: N of n A chink of light is a small… …   English dictionary

  • chink — chink1 [ tʃıŋk ] noun count 1. ) a very small space in a wall or between two things, especially when this lets light through: A light shone through a chink in the curtains. a ) chink of a small amount of light that shines through a small space: A …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chink — chink1 [tʃıŋk] n [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from chin crack (11 16 centuries), from Old English cine] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) a small hole in a wall, or between two things that join together,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • chink — 1 noun 1 (C) a small hole in a wall, or between two things that join together, that lets light or air through: The sun came through a chink in the curtains. 2 (C) a high ringing sound made by metal or glass objects hitting each other: the chink… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • chink — 1. noun a chink in the curtains Syn: opening, gap, space, hole, aperture, crack, fissure, crevice, cranny, cleft, split, slit, slot 2. verb the glasses chinked Syn: jingle …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • chink — noun a chink in the curtains Syn: gap, crack, space, hole, aperture, fissure, cranny, cleft, split, slit …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • crack — I [[t]kræ̱k[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦♦ cracks, cracking, cracked 1) V ERG If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour s garage and gas had… …   English dictionary

  • cover — Synonyms and related words: American plan, European plan, Smyth sewing, a la carte, abri, account for, accouple, accumulate, act, admit, afghan, agglutinate, air cover, air raid, air support, air raid shelter, alibi, altar carpet, altar cloth,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • slit — 1. noun 1) three diagonal slits Syn: cut, incision, split, slash, gash, laceration 2) a slit in the curtains Syn: opening, gap, chink, crack, aperture, slot …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • slit — 1. noun 1) three diagonal slits Syn: cut, incision, split, slash, gash 2) a slit in the curtains Syn: opening, gap, chink, crack, aperture, slot …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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