kink
noun
a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.
kinks
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pluralof kink.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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First, the company needs to work out lots of kinks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Since then, the unlikely pairing have won more than half of their North West of Ireland league games - after ironing out a few kinks.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
There are still a lot of kinks that need to be worked out.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Researchers are still hammering out the kinks with error correction, though recent milestones show clear progress.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
He started swinging his head side to side, like he was working kinks out of his neck.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
