wink

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪŋk/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

2 Definition

A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

3 Definition

A brief time; an instant.

4 Definition

The smallest possible amount.

5 Definition

A subtle allusion.

Example Sentences
  • The film includes a wink to wartime rationing.
6 Definition

A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.

7 Definition

(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.

Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To close one's eyes in sleep.

2 Definition

To close one's eyes.

3 Definition

Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.

Synonyms
connive shut one's eyes
4 Definition

To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.

5 Definition

To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

Example Sentences
  • He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent.
6 Definition

To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.