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Oinked vs Zinked - What's the difference?

oinked | zinked |

As verbs the difference between oinked and zinked

is that oinked is past tense of oink while zinked is past tense of zinc.

oinked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (oink)

    • oink

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Representing the sound made by a pig.
  • Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig ).
  • * 1982 , Sandy Asher, Just like Jenny?
    • Mom swallowed a spoonful of pudding and looked Daddy straight in the eye. "Oink , oink," she said, to let him know he was being a male chauvinist pig.
  • * 2003 , Robert N. Mansfield, Randy Maas, The Assassin: Attack on America
    • "The tub is too small!" "Then, I'll go first and you'll have to wait!" "Chauvinist pig!" "Oink , oink!"
  • * 2005 , Alinka Zyrmont, Forbidden Passion
    • You are such a male chauvinist oink , oink. You think that you are the only one who can drive a car or fly an airplane.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.
    • The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks .

    Synonyms

    * grunt

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
    • The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.

    Synonyms

    * grunt

    See also

    * grunt * squeal

    Anagrams

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    zinked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (zinc)

    • zinc

    English

    (wikipedia zinc)

    Noun

    (-)
  • a chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30.

    • Derived terms

    (element) * * butter of zinc * cadmium zinc telluride * copper-zinc * platinum-zinc * sulfate of zinc, sulphate of zinc * uranyl zinc acetate * zinc-air * zinc alum * zinc amide * zinc acetate * zincate * zinc blende * zinc-bloom * zinc chills * zinc chloride * zinc chromate * zinc chromate hydroxide * zinc chrome * zinc dichloride * zinc dust * zinced, zincked * zinc finger * zinc foil * zinc gluconate * zinc gluconate glycine * zinc gray, zinc grey * zinc green * zinc hydroxide * zincian * zincic, zinckic * zinciferous, zinckiferous, zinkiferous * zincification, zinckification * zincify, zinckify * zincing, zincking * zinc iron * zincite, zinckite, zinkite * zinc methyl * zinco- * zincography * zincoid * zinc oxide * zinc powder * zinc pyrithione * zinc roof * zinc selenide * zinc shakes * zinc spar * zinc spinel * zinc sponge * zinc stearate * zinc sulfide, zinc sulphide * zinc uranyl acetate * zinc white * zinc yellow * zincy, zincky, zinky * zineb

    Related terms

    * zincode * zincous

    See also

    (other terms of interest) * blende * brass * calamine * franklinite * German silver * nickelled silver * smithsonite * solder * spelter * sphalerite * typewriter metal

    Verb

  • (rare) To electroplate with zinc.
  • (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

    • Synonyms

    * (electroplate with zinc) galvanize

    Anagrams

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