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 winkle winkle

noun

  • edible marine gastropod  ( periwinkle, winkle )
    edible marine gastropod
  • small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked  ( periwinkle, winkle )
    small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
  • verb

  • remove or displace from a position  ( winkle, winkle out )
    remove or displace from a position
  • gleam or glow intermittently  ( blink, winkle, twinkle, wink, flash )
    gleam or glow intermittently
     The lights were flashing
    The lights were flashing
  • emit or reflect light in a flickering manner  ( scintillate, twinkle, winkle )
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
     Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
    Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?


  •  sleeping car sleeping car

    noun

  • a passenger car that has berths for sleeping  ( sleeper, sleeping car, wagon-lit )
    a passenger car that has berths for sleeping


  •  cockade cockade

    noun

  • an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat  ( cockade )
    an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat


  •  Afro-wig Afro-wig

    noun

  • a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo  ( Afro-wig )
    a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo