kinks 1 of 2

noun

Definition of kinksnext
plural of kink
1
as in cramps
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long

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as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit the boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with

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as in whims
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action whenever he got a kink in his head, he'd drop whatever he was doing to pursue this latest obsession

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kinks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of kink
as in loops

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinks
  1. cramps
  2. whims
  3. quirks
  4. notions
  5. vagaries
  6. traits
  7. mannerisms
  8. reflects
Noun
  • Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause people to experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause people to experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of cramps
Noun
  • Not knowing which country the event's most important matches will be played underlines cricket being handcuffed to the whims of money-spinner India, whose power might be heightened by the ascension of former boss Jay Shah running the sport's affairs globally.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Ours is the world of strongmen, where decisions increasingly turn on the whims of a vanishing few.
    Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of whims
Noun
  • Some cognitive scientists have assumed that all humans, whatever their local quirks, reason about time using spatial metaphors, yet at least one language, Tupi-Kawahíb, evidently lacks any mapping between time and space—not left to right, back to front, or downhill to uphill.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Modern-day genetic quirks linked to skin color, hair color and even nose shape can be traced back to our extinct former neighbors.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of quirks
Noun
  • Concern is growing in the federal government and among natural grass sod producers about social notions influencing more people to devalue the benefits of natural grass in favor or its removal or plastic substitutes.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • One of the notions that has come out of the conversations around the topic is that the viscosity of cervical mucus may play a role in one's ability to get pregnant.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of notions
Noun
  • By the time Lovely Runner’s series finale dropped in late May, millions of K-drama fans around the world had become invested in the story of Sol and Sun-jae, desperate to find out if their love could withstand the cruel vagaries of fate.
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • For many medical professionals, trying to deal with the vagaries of the insurance system is now an unavoidable feature of their work.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of vagaries
Noun
  • Encourage Resilience And Adaptability In a rapidly changing work environment, resilience and adaptability are crucial traits.
    Nilesh Parmar, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Influences have a way of appearing, like family traits, in idiosyncratic details such as the turn of a head or position of a hand, but here the steps and styles have been stripped of attitude and etiquette, to their elemental forms.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of traits
Noun
  • Looking like him was important; capturing his mannerisms and his physicality.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Indy's mannerisms and the game camera's reaction to them are spot-on, helped greatly by Troy Baker's convincing performance.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of mannerisms
Verb
  • The concern from Felton reflects a broader political hurdle Johnson has faced as mayor.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His collaboration introduces the Commuter Capsule Collection, which reflects his dynamic approach to design, with an assist from MOFT.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of reflects
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