Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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chink | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crack | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
chink (noun) | crack (noun) |
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a short light metallic sound | the act of cracking something |
a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall | a usually brief attempt |
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent | a narrow opening |
a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive | |
a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts | |
witty remark | |
a sudden sharp noise | |
a long narrow cleft | |
a long narrow depression in a surface | |
a chance to do something |
chink (adjective) | crack (adjective) |
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of the highest quality |
chink (verb) | crack (verb) |
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make cracks or chinks in | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension |
fill the chinks of, as with caulking | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only |
make or emit a high sound | break partially but keep its integrity |
cause to become cracked | |
reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking | |
break into simpler molecules by means of heat | |
pass through (a barrier) | |
tell spontaneously | |
hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise | |
suffer a nervous breakdown | |
make a sharp sound | |
make a very sharp explosive sound | |
gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions |