American English pronunciation

How to pronounce kinks

IPA transcription: ['kɪŋks]

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Noun

  • a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

  • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

  • a person with unusual sexual tastes

  • an eccentric idea

  • a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation

    “there are still a few kinks to iron out”

Verb

  • form a curl, curve, or kink

    “the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”

  • curl tightly

    “crimp hair”

Usage examples

  • Blue-tongued skinks are also bred in captivity and sold as house pets.
  • Kingdom's army is poorly equipped and poorly trained to fight the Skinks.
  • For similar skinks see genera "Pseudemoia", "Lampropholis", and "Niveoscincus".
  • There are numerous reptiles that are found at Freycinet including lizards, skinks and snakes.
  • It is a medium-sized member of the "Plestiodon" skinks.
  • This series highlights different people's real-life kinks, as defined by the person being observed.