Blink: alternatives and connections

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

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To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

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To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

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To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

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To care; to desire.

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To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.

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Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.

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To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress…

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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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One who, or that which, flashes.

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One who, or that which, flashes.

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To nod; to sleep; to nap.

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To nod; to sleep; to nap.

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of Blink

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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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To wink; to nictitate.

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the act of winking; nictitation.

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To wink; to nictate.

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The act of winking.

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To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

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To nod; to sleep; to nap.

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of Wink

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Any periwinkle.

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