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winks |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wink 2 of 4 senses of wink Sense 2 flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle => flicker, flick Sense 3 blink, wink, nictitate, nictate => palpebrate => bat, flutter Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wink 2 of 4 senses of wink Sense 2 flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle => flicker, flick Sense 3 blink, wink, nictitate, nictate => palpebrate => bat, flutter Entailment of verb wink Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wink 4 senses of wink Sense 1 wink => gesticulate, gesture, motion Sense 2 flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle => emit light, radiate Sense 3 blink, wink, nictitate, nictate => act involuntarily, act reflexively Sense 4 wink, blink, blink away => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb Familiarity of verb wink wink used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wink Sense 1 wink => gesticulate, gesture, motion -------------- Sense 2 flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle => emit light, radiate -------------- Sense 3 blink, wink, nictitate, nictate => act involuntarily, act reflexively -------------- Sense 4 wink, blink, blink away => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -------------- Grep of noun winks forty winks tiddlywinks Grep of noun wink cheewink chewink wink winker winking winkle Overview of noun wink The noun wink has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash") 2. wink -- (closing one eye quickly as a signal) 3. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly) Overview of verb wink The verb wink has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (10) wink -- (signal by winking; "She winked at him") 2. (3) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing") 3. (1) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate -- (briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink") 4. wink, blink, blink away -- (force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears") Overview of noun wink The noun wink has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash") 2. wink -- (closing one eye quickly as a signal) 3. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly) Overview of verb wink The verb wink has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (10) wink -- (signal by winking; "She winked at him") 2. (3) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing") 3. (1) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate -- (briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink") 4. wink, blink, blink away -- (force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears")
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