EGAVE

winker

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Meaning

  1. noun A person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”). A person who connives with another; a conniver.
  2. noun A person who connives with another; a conniver.
  3. noun A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks. Synonym of turn signal (“each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate that the vehicle is moving left or right”); a blinker, an indicator. Synonym of blinker (“a shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side”).
  4. noun Synonym of turn signal (“each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate that the vehicle is moving left or right”); a blinker, an indicator.
  5. noun Synonym of blinker (“a shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side”).
  6. noun A small bellows in an organ, regulated by a spring, which controls variations of wind pressure.
  7. noun The nictitating membrane (“transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid”) of a birds's eye.
  8. noun An eye.

Similar words

blinker blinder eye-winker twinkler eyewinker hoodwinker tiddlywinker squidger wapper wagster

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Word family

winkers

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