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Noun wink has 3 senses
- blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
--1 is a kind of moment, minute, second, bit
- wink - closing one eye quickly as a signal
--2 is a kind of facial expression, facial gesture
- blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation - a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
--3 is a kind of reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
--3 has particulars: palpebration
Verb wink has 4 senses
- wink - signal by winking; "She winked at him"
--1 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
--2 is one way to radiate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
- blink, wink, nictitate, nictate - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
--3 is one way to act involuntarily, act reflexively
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- wink, blink, blink away - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
--4 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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