Wink
/ˈwɪŋk/
Wink is a verb and noun with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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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.)
“He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent.”
- Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
noun
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A subtle allusion.
“The film includes a wink to wartime rationing.”
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
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Synonyms
connive shut one's eyes nictitate
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