Standard Lemma guide

spink

name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: spĭngk
  • UK: /spɪŋk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /spɪŋk/
  • General-American: [sphɪŋk]
  • rhymes with -ɪŋk
  • CMU ARPABET: S P IH1 NG K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A small village in County Laois, Ireland (From Irish An Spinc. the pointed rock).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Union County, South Dakota, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The chaffinch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, obsolete

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The primrose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The lady's smock or cuckooflower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To call or vocalize.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, uncommon

Qualifier: especially chaffinchs and blackbirds

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History

Etymology

Originally a nickname from Middle English spink (“chaffinch”).