Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crack | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
chink | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crack (noun) | chink (noun) |
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the act of cracking something | a short light metallic sound |
a usually brief attempt | a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall |
a narrow opening | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent |
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 |
crack (adjective) | chink (adjective) |
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of the highest quality |
crack (verb) | chink (verb) |
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break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension | make cracks or chinks in |
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | fill the chinks of, as with caulking |
break partially but keep its integrity | make or emit a high sound |
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 |