Wink

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
  • verb-intransitive. To close and open the eyelids of both eyes; blink. See Synonyms at blink.
  • verb-intransitive. To shine fitfully; twinkle: Harbor lights were winking in the distance.
  • v. To close and open (an eye or the eyes) rapidly.
  • v. To signal or express by winking.
  • n. The act of winking.
  • n. A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
  • n. The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.
  • n. A quick closing and opening of the eyelids; a blink.
  • n. A gleam or twinkle.
  • n. Informal A brief period of sleep.
  • phrasal-verb. wink at To pretend not to see: winked at corruption in the ministry.
  • phrasal-verb. wink out To come to a close; end.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To close one's eyes.
  • v. To turn a blind eye.
  • v. To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion.
  • v. To twinkle.
  • v. To send an indication of agreement by winking.
  • n. An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
  • n. A brief time; an instant.
  • n. A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
  • n. A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To nod; to sleep; to nap.
  • verb-intransitive. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
  • verb-intransitive. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
  • verb-intransitive. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
  • verb-intransitive. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
  • verb-intransitive. To be dim and flicker.
  • v. To cause (the eyes) to wink.
  • n. The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
  • n. A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To close and open the eyelids quickly; of the eyes, to be opened and shut quickly; blink; nictitate.
  • To shut the eyes; close the eyelids so as not to see.
  • To be wilfully blind or ignorant; avoid notice or recognition, as of an annoying or troublesome fact; ignore; connive: often followed by at.
  • To close the eyes in sleep; sleep.
  • To convey a hint, wish, insinuation, etc., by a quick shutting and opening usually of one eye.
  • To twinkle; shine with quick, irregular gleams; flash; sparkle.
  • To close and open quickly: as, to wink the eyelids or the eyes.
  • To move, force, or remove by winking: as, to wink back one's tears.
  • n. A quick shutting and opening of the eyelids; especially, such a movement of one eye made as a signal; hence, a hint, insinuation, command, etc., conveyed by or as by winking.
  • n. A nap; sleep.
  • n. The time required for winking once; a very short space of time; a moment: referring usually to sleep.
  • n. A twinkle; a sparkle; a flash.
  • n. A periwinkle. See periwinkle, and first quotation under wash, n., 13.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. gleam or glow intermittently
  • v. force to go away by blinking
  • n. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
  • v. briefly shut the eyes
  • v. signal by winking
  • n. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
  • n. closing one eye quickly as a signal
  • Verb Form
    winked    winking    winks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    conquer    subdue    curb    inhibit    stamp down    suppress    gesticulate    gesture    motion    minute   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nod    sleep    nap    nictitate    blink    moment    recover    overcome    twinkle    nictate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chink    Fink    Inc    Inc.    bink    blink    brink    chink    cinque    clink   
    Same Context
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    smirk    grin    chuckle    nod    twinkle    grimace    leer    sneer    shake    nudge