Thesaurus results for CHINKS

chinks 1 of 2

noun

plural of chink

as in backs

a vulnerable point before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game

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as in fissures

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar

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chinks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chink

as in clinks

to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole

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Noun

The result is a fiery and impassioned offering that finds the veteran fully engaged and intent on proving no chinks have been left in his armor despite his tenuous back-and-forth with his Compton counterpart. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 May 2026 Does the bazaar allow for chinks in the kind of class barriers that would usually exist? — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025 But after the break, the Americans started to find some chinks in the English armour. — Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, offensive linemen, defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs have already been announced.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
When a buyer's quality of earnings team starts testing the add-backs and the supporting records are informal or inconsistent, the credibility of the entire financial story can suffer.

— Robert Indries, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of backs

Noun

While effective in winning the war, the new government faced social and political fissures in the postwar period.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
So, too, does the idea that a soccer coach could close fissures that even the well-meaning among career politicians have failed to seal.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

Definition of fissures

Verb

As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it.

— Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025

Definition of clinks

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The most caustic people in the world often have the softest underbellies — at least if Alden Ehrenreich is playing them.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Cashmere is expensive because these goats produce a limited amount of this precious fiber, found on their underbellies, and the process of obtaining the wool is labor-intensive.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of underbellies

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Grab your soft brush and gently sweep any dust out of hard-to-reach crevices (think carved detailing, small corners, or shelving joints).

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026
Other signs of bed bugs include ink-like speckled stains on fabrics, shed exoskeletons around crevices of beds and furniture and a sweet, musty smell.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

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The comeback saga rings ever so true for those in the movie theater industry, and for those millions of moviegoers who love to watch dazzling images on the huge silver screens of theaters.

— Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026
An old folk verse prices a simple life at two riyals for beans and one for bread — only half of that tune still rings true.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of rings

Noun

Iran’s leaders project resolve while internal rifts deepen over whether to negotiate with Washington.

— Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
The couple has experienced numerous ups and downs since their April 2011 wedding but stuck together through tough times, including family rifts, the deaths of the Queen and Prince Philip and Charles and Kate’s cancer battles.

— Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

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