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clanks

clanks is the plural of clank.

clanks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clank.

Meaning of clank

Noun

clank (plural clanks)

  1. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
  2. (derogatory, humorous) Synonym of clanker (“a robot or artificial intelligence”).
    • [NO] CLANKS ⇨2001 February, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Girl Genius, number 1, Seattle, Wash.: Studio Foglio, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2001, page 6
    Synonyms:
    clanker

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Questions about clanks

What is clanks the plural of?
Clanks is the plural of clank.

Words near clanks in the dictionary

  1. clanking
  2. clankingly
  3. clankings
  4. clankity
  5. clankless
  6. clanks
  7. clankt
  8. clanky
  9. clanlect
  10. clanlects
  11. clanless

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