WINK
Dictionary entry overview: What does wink mean?
• WINK (noun)
The noun WINK has 3 senses:
1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
2. closing one eye quickly as a signal
3. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Familiarity information: WINK used as a noun is uncommon.
• WINK (verb)
The verb WINK has 4 senses:
1. signal by winking
2. gleam or glow intermittently
3. briefly shut the eyes
4. force to go away by blinking
Familiarity information: WINK used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• WINK (noun)
Meaning:
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
wink; twinkling; trice; split second; New York minute; jiffy; instant; blink of an eye; heartbeat; flash
Context example:
if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Hypernyms ("wink" is a kind of...):
bit; minute; moment; second (an indefinitely short time)
Meaning:
Closing one eye quickly as a signal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("wink" is a kind of...):
facial expression; facial gesture (a gesture executed with the facial muscles)
Meaning:
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
blink; winking; nictitation; nictation; eye blink; blinking; wink
Hypernyms ("wink" 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 "wink"):
palpebration (repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent))
• WINK (verb)
Meaning:
Signal by winking
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
She winked at him
Hypernyms (to "wink" is one way to...):
gesticulate; gesture; motion (show, express or direct through movement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Gleam or glow intermittently
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
flash; twinkle; wink; winkle; blink
Context example:
The lights were flashing
Hypernyms (to "wink" is one way to...):
radiate (cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wink"):
flick; flicker (flash intermittently)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Briefly shut the eyes
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
blink; nictate; nictitate; wink
Context example:
The TV announcer never seems to blink
Hypernyms (to "wink" is one way to...):
act involuntarily; act reflexively (act in an uncontrolled manner)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wink"):
palpebrate (wink or blink, especially repeatedly)
bat; flutter (wink briefly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Force to go away by blinking
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
blink away; blink; wink
Context example:
blink away tears
Hypernyms (to "wink" is one way to...):
conquer; curb; inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress (to put down by force or authority)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
