English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Wink
Wink
(v. i.)
To nod; to sleep; to nap.
Wink
(v. i.)
To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a
quick motion.
Wink
(v. i.)
To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to
blink.
Wink
(v. i.)
To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of
one eye only.
Wink
(v. i.)
To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to
connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
Wink
(v. i.)
To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
Wink
(v. t.)
To cause (the eyes) to wink.
Wink
(n.)
The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids
quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
Wink
(n.)
A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.