Definition: a short light metallic sound
Similar words: sound
Definition: the sudden occurrence of an audible event
Usage: the sound awakened them
Synonyms: chink
Definition: a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
Definition: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Similar words: Chinese
Definition: a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
Definition: make cracks or chinks in
Usage: The heat checked the paint
Similar words: crack
Definition: cause to become cracked
Usage: heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
Synonyms: chink
Definition: fill the chinks of, as with caulking
Similar words: plug, stop up, secure
Definition: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
Usage: plug the hole; stop up the leak
Synonyms: chink, clink, tink, tinkle
Definition: make or emit a high sound
Usage: tinkling bells
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'