What it means
- (noun) A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
- (verb) To laugh loudly.
- (verb) To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.
- (noun) A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc. “We couldn't get enough water to put out the fire because of a kink in the hose.”
- (noun) A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system. “They had planned to open another shop downtown, but their plan had a few kinks.”
- (noun) An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
- (noun) Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
- (noun) A positive 1-soliton solution to the Sine–Gordon equation
- (verb) To form a kink or twist.
- (verb) To be formed into a kink or twist.
Letter analysis
- Kinks contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 4 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
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Other 5-letter words
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- aback
- abaft
- abase
- abash
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abeam
- abets
- abhor
- abide
- abler
- abode
- abort
- about
- above
- abuse
Words starting with KIN
- kin
- kind
- kinda
- kinder
- kindergarten
- kindergartener
- kindergarteners
- kindergartens
- kindest
- kindhearted
- kindle
- kindled
- kindles
- kindlier
- kindliest
- kindliness
- kindling
- kindly
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Words ending with NKS
Common questions
What does Kinks mean?
A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
How many letters are in Kinks?
Kinks has 5 letters.
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