Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "flicker" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Andean flicker Bermuda flicker Campo flicker Caribbean flicker Chilean flicker Fernandina's flicker Guatemalan flicker Pampas flicker aflicker bean flicker channel flicker flea flicker flicker fixer flicker goon flicker noise flicker show flicker wheel flickerer flickerless flickersome flickersome flickertail flickery flickery flimmer gilded flicker northern flicker red-shafted flicker upflicker yellow-shafted flicker

Derived From

flick

Context

us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

animal beam bird blink creature flash flash motility motion move move back and forth movement pecker peckerwood shine twinkle wink winkle woodpecker

Type Of (IsA)

flash woodpecker

Manner Of

flash move back and forth shine

Related Terms

appear burn candle candle light colaptes disappear disturbance flame flame disturbance flash flashing flick flickering flutter horse horse movie intermittent light moment movie photo photo website rapid rapid flashing shine unsteady website woodpecker yahoo

Synonym Network

waver

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.