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A "chink" is a small hole, crack, or similar damage to a metal or other hard surface. The sound reference "chink" refers to the "clinking" sound made by coins or ice. In colloquial use, it is an offensive derogatory slang for an Asian person.

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What is opposite of chink?

fasten, secure, closed


what is chinked?

A "chink" is a small hole, crack, or similar damage to a metal or other hard surface. The sound reference "chink" refers to the "clinking" sound made by coins or ice. In colloquial use, it is an offensive derogatory slang for an Asian person.


Where does the phrase chink in the armor come from?

A chink in one's armor refers to a weakness, like a crack or gap in a suit of armor, that would make it simpler for an enemy to harm an opponent. Example of usage: Putting things off to the last minute is a chink in your armor that may get you in trouble some day. It is the same as saying that putting things off to the last minute is a weakness.


What is a word beginning with c and ending with k?

# calk # candlestick # candlewick # carsick # cask # caulk # chalk # check # cheek # chick # chink # chinook # chock # chock-a-block # chook # chuck # chunk # clack # clank # clerk # click # clink # cloak # clock # clonk # clunk # cock # conk # copeck # cook # cork # crack # crank # creak # crick # croak # crock # crook # cross-check # crosstalk # crosswalk # cutback


How do you change the word stone to blood by changing one letter at a time to spell a different word?

The minimum number of steps is 4 (stone-slone-blone-blond-blood) but to use actual words takes a few more steps.Example (15)stone > store > stare > share > shard > chard > chart > chant > shant > slant > slang > sling > bling > blind > blond > bloodShorter (9)stone > shone > shine > chine > chink > clink > blink > blind > blond > blood(if you don't like the word chine, there is shins/chins in its place, for 10 steps)