kink

kink is a 4-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
2. noun. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
3. intransitive verb. To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
4. noun. A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.
5. noun. a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation

   "there are still a few kinks to iron out"

6. noun. an eccentric idea
7. noun. a person with unusual sexual tastes
8. noun. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

   Synonyms: twirl, twist

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

   Synonyms: crick, rick, wrick

10. verb. form a curl, curve, or kink

    "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

    Synonyms: curl, curve

11. verb. curl tightly

    "crimp hair"

    Synonyms: crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle

Synonyms

twirl, twist, crick, rick, wrick, curl, curve, crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle

Common word forms

kinks, kinked, kinker, kinkly, kinking, kinkable

Words from these letters

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