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EYE BLINK

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• EYE BLINK (noun)
The noun EYE BLINK has 1 sense:

1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Familiarity information: EYE BLINK used as a noun is very rare.

• EYE BLINK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

blink; blinking; eye blink; nictation; nictitation; winking; wink

Hypernyms ("eye blink" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eye blink"):

palpebration (repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent))

"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."
(English proverb)
"Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way."
(Native American proverb, Blackfoot)
"Your tongue is your horse— if you take care of it, it takes care of you; if you betray it, betrays it will."
(Arabic proverb)
"Just toss it in my hat and I'll sort it to-morrow."
(Dutch proverb)

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