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(v)
(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
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(transitive) to wink or blink
(intransitive) To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane.
(of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
(adj)
Sparkling intermittently.
(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
(n)
Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
(idiomatic) A moment (a very short period of time).
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.
A very short period of time; a moment.
(informal) An instant; an extremely short time.
(childish, slang) The penis, especially that of a child rather than that of an adult.
force to go away by blinking
That blinks.
(transitive) To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.
An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
(US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
A clue.
A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
Brilliance; luster.
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
A particular point of time; an instant.
(colloquial) To turn a blind eye (to something); to make an indirect reference to something unspoken, especially something indecent.
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To sleep at all.
A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.
Pronunciation spelling of winking.
(gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
(medicine) Pertaining to the eyelids.
(transitive, figuratively) To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
(tiddlywinks) To play a wink so that it comes to rest vertically above some or all parts of another wink.
(colloquial, humorous) To sleep; to take a nap.
(US, with article, almost always plural) A brushy, rural area or location.
(tiddlywinks) A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.
(informal) A tight space; squeeze.
(slang) To fall suddenly into a very deep sleep.
(obsolete) To blink, shine, or look.
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
To blink repeatedly
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
(slang, from Des Moines) a chipmunk.
A small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.
(ambitransitive) To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing.
(slang) Alternative form of zonk (“to make sleepy or delirious”). [(transitive, slang) To hit hard .]
(intransitive, obsolete) To squint.
(UK, dialectal, Lancashire) To squint
A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
(intransitive) To squint; to look cunningly.
(archaic) To gape or yawn.
A state of wooziness.
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
(intransitive) To sleeptalk.
Obsolete form of kiss. [A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.]
(by extension) A long draught from a drink.
(British, slang, countable) A stupid person.
A greedy, stingy person; a miser.
The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
(informal, vulgar, rare) To have sex (with someone) in one's sleep; to have sex while asleep.
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
A quick glance or look.
(slang, chiefly Mid-Atlantic US) Something; a thing; any object, place, or person.
(idiomatic) A tart dialogue with quick replies.
A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
The circular movement of one's eyes, usually suggesting feelings of exasperation, disbelief or frustration.
Alternative form of eyefuck. [To ogle in a lecherous manner.]
(British, slang) Meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble.
(countable, slang, vulgar) An act of masturbation.
Synonym of cock a snook (“perform disrespectful gesture with thumb against the nose”).
(obsolete) A gap or rift.
Alternative form of eye-roll. [The circular movement of one's eyes, usually suggesting feelings of exasperation, disbelief or frustration.]
Alternative form of somniloquize. [(intransitive) To sleeptalk.]
A fool.
(Northern England, in the plural) Synonym of kneppars.
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
(slang) To be quiet; to shut up.
(informal) To kiss on the lips; to engage in a French kiss.
(UK dialectal, uncountable) A light dusting, as of snow.
The soft neigh made by a horse.
A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
(obsolete) To pout in sullenness or contempt.
(obsolete, Australian Aboriginal) Asleep.