The water stopped running because the hose has a kink in it.
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Kink
//kɪŋk//
Synonyms for "kink" (214 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Strong matches (64)
crotchetcurlicuedarting paindefacedefacementdefectdefectiondeficiencydeformdeformationdeformitydeviationdifficultydisfigurationdisfiguredisfigurementdistortdistortiondivergencedrawback
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eccentricityevolutefadfailingfailurefancyfantastic notionfantasyfaultfauteflawflimflamfly in the ointmentfoiblefool notionfrailtyfreakfreakish inspirationfrecklefulgurant paingirdle paingnawinggripinggyreharebrained ideahelixhemangiomahickeyhitchholehumoridiosyncrasyimperfectioninadequacyinfirmityinvoluteirregularityjumping painkeloid
Noun(1 words)
Related words (107)
Verb(1 words)
knotlancinating painlentigolittle problemmaggotmarmegrimmiliummoleneedle scarnevusnipnonconformitynotionodditypangparoxysmpassing fancypeculiarityperversion
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pimplepinchpitpockpockmarkport-wine markport-wine stainprickproblempustulequirkriftringletrollscabscarscarifyscratchscrewscrollsebaceous cystseizuresharp painshootshootingshooting painshortcomingsingularitysnagsnarlsomething missingspasmspiralsplitstabstabbing painstitchstrangenessstrawberry markstyswirltainttangletendrilthrillthroestormentoytracktweaktwingetwirltwisttwitchvagaryverrucavesiclevolutevolutionvortexvulnerable placewalewarpwartweak linkweak pointweaknesswealweltwenwhimwhim whamwhim-whamwhimsywhirlwhiteheadwhorlwrenchwrinkle
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3 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
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1 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
Translations
84 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- извивка noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- чупка noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- правя чупка verb (to form a kink or twist)
Catalan
4 entries- arruga noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- desviació noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- distorsió noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- perversió noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- xp noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- 性癖 noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
Czech
1 entries- zádrhel noun (difficulty or flaw that impedes operation)
Dutch
1 entries- kink noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
Finnish
4 entries- kierouma noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- puute noun (difficulty or flaw that impedes operation)
- sykkyrä noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- vika noun (difficulty or flaw that impedes operation)
French
4 entries- bizarrerie noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- coude noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- excentricité noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- hic noun (difficulty or flaw that impedes operation)
Georgian
4 entries- დაბრკოლება noun (difficulty or flaw that impedes operation)
- მარყუჟი noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- ნაკვთი noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- პრობლემა noun (difficulty or flaw that impedes operation)
German
4 entries- Knick noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- Kurve noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- Macke noun (difficulty or flaw that impedes operation)
- Perversion noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
Greek
2 entries- διαστροφή noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- εκκεντρικότητα noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
Hebrew
1 entries- קשר noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
Hungarian
3 entries- beteges hajlam noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- ferde hajlam noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- perverzió noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
Italian
1 entries- perversione noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
Portuguese
4 entries- dobra noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- perversidade noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- prega noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- tara noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
Romanian
4 entries- fetiș noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- perversiune sexuală noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- răsucitură noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- zuluf noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
Russian
4 entries- заги́б noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- заско́к noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- извращение noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- изги́б noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
Spanish
4 entries- arruga noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- desvarío noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- desviación noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- dobladura noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
Swedish
4 entries- avvikelse noun (peculiarity in sexual behaviour or taste)
- brist noun (difficulty or flaw that impedes operation)
- fnurra noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
- knut noun (tight curl, twist, or bend)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
If the water stops flowing, it's most likely from a kink in the hose.
Source: tatoeba (2428508)
Henrietta has a daddy kink, it turns out.
Source: tatoeba (8681643)
Henrietta's main kink is bondage.
Source: tatoeba (8681646)
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