| VERB | perception | clink | make a high sound typical of glass |
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| perception | clink, tinkle, tink, chink | make or emit a high sound | |
| NOUN | event | clink, chink, click | a short light metallic sound |
| artifact | clink, jail, jailhouse, gaol, slammer, poky, pokey | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful / lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
| Sounds | klih'ngk | |
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| Rhymes | blink ... zinc: 27 rhymes with ihngk... | |
| Meaning | A short light metallic sound. | |
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| Synonyms | chink, click | |
| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Spanish | tintineo, tintín | |
| Catalan | dringadissa, dring, ning-ning | |
| Verbs | clink | make or emit a high sound |
| clink | make a high sound typical of glass | |
| Meaning | A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful / lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | jail, jailhouse, gaol, slammer, poky, pokey | |
| Narrower | bastille | A jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) |
| holding cell | A jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial | |
| hoosegow, hoosgow | slang for a jail | |
| house of correction | (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences | |
| lockup | jail in a local police station | |
| workhouse | A county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months | |
| Broader | correctional institution | A penal institution maintained by the government |
| Spanish | calabozo, cárcel, gayola, gobi, penal, penalti, pokey, presidio, prisión, talego, trullo | |
| Catalan | calabós, garjola, penal, pokey, presidi, presó | |
| Meaning | make a high sound typical of glass. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast" | |
| Cause to | tinkle, tink, clink, chink | make or emit a high sound |
| Broader | sound | Cause to sound |
| Nouns | clink | a short light metallic sound |
| Meaning | make or emit a high sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | tinkle, tink, chink | |
| Caused by | clink | make a high sound typical of glass |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | tintinear | |
| Catalan | dringar, tintinabular | |
| Nouns | clink | a short light metallic sound |
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