winking
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Types & categories
- reflex hypernym
- palpebration hyponym
Related & opposite
- blink derivation
- blink away derivation
Sense 2 adjective
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
he stood blinking in the bright sunlight
Related & opposite
- shut similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blink |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blink away |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | reflex |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | palpebration |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | shut |