chink

About 0.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.

   I noticed a chink of light under the door.

2. noun A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.

   I noticed a chink of light under the door.

3. noun A chip or dent in something metallic.

   The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.

4. noun A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.

   The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.

5. verb To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.

   to chink a wall

6. verb To crack; to open.
7. verb To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
8. noun A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.

Similar words

click clink tink tinkle chinaman check rift cleft slit flaw

Often followed by

in of and between or was through is to

Word family

Chink Chinks chinked chinking chinks