Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "chink" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Chinkland chink cough chink in the armor chink in the armour chink up chink-a-chink chinkle chinkware chinky iron chink

Derived From

chine

Etymologically Related To

chinese k

Context

ethnic slur offensive slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Chinese cleft crack crack crevice fissure go plug scissure secure sound sound stop up

Type Of (IsA)

chinese crack sound

Manner Of

plug

Related Terms

caulk chinese chinking chip clink crack dent fill fissure fissures metal narrow open opening slight sound space

Similar Terms

break check crack

Synonym Network

check chinaman tinkle

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.