American English pronunciation
How to pronounce kinks
IPA transcription: ['kɪŋks]
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Noun
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a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
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a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
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a person with unusual sexual tastes
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an eccentric idea
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a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
“there are still a few kinks to iron out”
Verb
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form a curl, curve, or kink
“the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”
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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.