noun

definition

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

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A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

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A brief time; an instant.

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The smallest possible amount.

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A subtle allusion.

example

The film includes a wink to wartime rationing.

verb

definition

To close one's eyes in sleep.

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To close one's eyes.

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

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

He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent.

definition

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

noun

definition

A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.

noun

definition

(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.

Examples of winks in a Sentence

I have, in my working days, sat up a whole fortnight with only a few winks of sleep.

And ranging through the clots of cloud, the noonday sun winks on and off.

But sly winks are all they are- they never overwhelm the film and are never played with anything other than a straight face.

In some cases winks can be well-received.

Since starting my tiddly winks manufacturing empire last week, I 've received a tax rebate every day.

OfCom There are some nudges and winks in the report to the as yet inoperative single broadcasting regulator OfCom.

Then right to that air-conditioned theater to catch a few winks, " Sam joked, getting a shrug in return.

At the back of the class Jennifer was given a right ticking off for having forty winks.

Then right to that air-conditioned theater to catch a few winks, Sam joked, getting a shrug in return.

If the robber winks at the cop, he or she has to drink a number of drinks the players decide on before the game begins.

However, more often than not winks come across as being very "cheesy" and can be a complete turn off.

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