rink
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rink¹
- /ɹɪŋk/ Canada, UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪŋk
Where it comes from
From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”).
Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.
noun rinks
- A man, especially a warrior or hero.
rink²
- /ɹɪŋk/ Canada, UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪŋk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle Scots rink, renk (“course, battlefield”), from Middle French renc, from Old French reng, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Doublet of rank and ring.
noun rinks
- A ring; a circle.
- A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.
- A surface for roller skating.
- A building housing an ice rink.
- A team in a competition. The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.
verb rinks · rinking · rinked
- To skate on an ice rink. Jack, who has a knack of knowing, seeing, and doing everything from its very beginning, had of course "rinked" on the only compo at that time laid down in London for the purpose, and visited by London's upper twenty.
Rink³
proper noun Rinks
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: skating rink, trail, arena, track, ring, team, racetrack, runway, ice, piste, skating, curling, bromley, schmitt, ruttier, rickle
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noun sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports
| Português | rinque |
|---|---|
| Français | patinoire, piste |
| Deutsch | Eisbahn, Kunsteisbahn |
| Русский | като́к katók, хоккейная площа́дка xokkejnaja ploščádka |
noun surface for roller skating
| Deutsch | Rollschuhbahn |
|---|---|
| Русский | ринк rink |
noun team in curling
| Français | équipe |
|---|
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