Wink

/ˈwɪŋk/

Synonyms for "wink" (216 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Noun(9 words)
Verb(3 words)
nictitateblinkblink away
aid to navigationalarmamber lightbalefirebatbat the eyesbeaconbeacon firebeat the drumbellbell buoyblanket drillblinkblinkerblue peterbreathbroad hintbuoycastcat nap
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caution lightcluecoupcrackcuedashdipexchange colorsflagflag downflareflash

Strong matches (64)

Verb(1 words)
flutterfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornforty winksgentle hintgesturegive a signalgive the nodglanceglimmerglimmeringglimpseglistengo lightgong buoygreen lighthailhail and speak
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half a jiffyhalf a mohalf a secondhalf a shakehalf an eyehalf-mastheliographhigh signhinthoist a bannerimplicationindexindicationinklinginnuendoinsinuationinstantinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantintimationjiffjiffykickleerlookmake a signmarker beaconmicrosecondmillisecondminutemomentnap

Related words (108)

nictitatenodnudgeparachute flarepeekpeeppilot flagpokepolice whistlepromptquarantine flagquick sightradio beaconraise a cryrapid glancered flagred lightrocketroman candlesailing aid
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salutescentsecsecondsemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphshadeshakesiestasignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersignalizeslantsmacksnoozesound an alarmsound the trumpetsoupconspar buoysparklespeaksplit secondspoorspot of sleepsquinchsquintsquizstop lightstrokesuggestionsuspicionsymptomtastetelltalethe nodthe winkticktouchtracetracktraffic lighttraffic signaltricetwinktwinkletwinklingtwitchtwo shakesunfurl a flagwatch firewavewave a flagwave the handwhisperwhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwink of sleepyellow flag

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

39 entries
act involuntarilyact reflexivelyapprovebitblinkeye movementfacial expressionfacial gesturegesticulategestureglowhold backinborn reflexinnate reflexinstinctive reflex

Showing 16 of 39 words.

More specific

12 entries
brief winkcomplicit winkconspiratorial winkflirtatious winkgleamglintplayful winkprivate winkrapid winksecret winksparktacit approval

Collocations

10 entries
brief winkconspiratorial winkfriendly winkprivate winkrapid winkromantic winksecret winksubtle winkwink gesturewink of an eye

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

8 entries

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Last night I did not get a wink of sleep.

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I could hardly get a wink of sleep last night.

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As quick as a wink.

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I scarcely slept a wink.

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