fink
/fɪŋk/
noun
- 1
A contemptible person.
- 2
An informer.
- 3
A strikebreaker.
verb
- 1
To betray a trust; to inform on.
verb
- 1
To ponder, to go over in one's head.
“Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.”
- 2
To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
“I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.”
- 3
To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
“I tend to think of her as rather ugly.”
- 4
To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
“At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.”
- 5
To guess; to reckon.
“I think she’ll pass the examination.”
- 6
To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
- 7
To presume; to venture.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To seem, to appear.
noun
- 1
Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa.
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