kink vs plication
plication vs kinkkink and plication both are nouns.
kink is a verb but plication is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kink | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| plication | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
plication is a hypernym of
kink; that is, plication is a
word with a broader meaning than kink:
- kink: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- plication: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
| kink (noun) | plication (noun) |
|---|---|
| a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation | the act of folding in parallel folds |
| an eccentric idea | an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| a person with unusual sexual tastes | |
| a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight | |
| a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) |
| kink (verb) | plication (verb) |
|---|---|
| form a curl, curve, or kink | |
| curl tightly |
Words related to "kink"
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- actor
- bend
- change surface
- cramp
- crape
- crease
- crick
- crimp
- curl
- curve
- deform
- difficultness
- difficulty
- doer
- flex
- flexure
- fold
- frizz
- frizzle
- idea
- kink up
- kinky
- muscle spasm
- plication
- rick
- spasm
- thought
- turn
- twirl
- twist
- wave
- worker
- wrick
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