—wink /wɪŋk/
noun [C]
► F0 the action of winking at someone: » He gave me a conspiratorial wink as they left the room.Thesaurus+: ↑Gestures with the head or shouldersverb [I] ↑Verb Endings for wink
C2 to close one eye for a short time as a way of greeting someone or showing friendliness, sexual interest, etc., or of showing that you are not serious about something you have said:
» She winked at me as he turned his back.» For a moment I thought he was being serious, but then he winked at me.Thesaurus+: ↑The eye and surrounding area , ↑Eyesight, glasses and lenses , ↑Using the eyesThesaurus+: ↑Gestures with the head or shouldersF0 When lights wink, they keep flashing on and off quickly:
» Reflected in the water, the lights winked at us from the other side of the lake.» The light was winking on the answering machine.Thesaurus+: ↑Emitting and casting light- howdy
- however
- howitzer
- howl
- howler
- howling
- (how much) do you want to bet?
- how much do you want to bet?
- how's everything?
- how should I know?
- how's it going?
- how's life ?
- how's life (treating you)?
- how's life treating you?
- howsoever
- how's that?
- how strange, stupid, weird, etc. is that?
- how's tricks?
- how the other half lives
- how-to
- how was I to know?
- how/what about...?
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...
- how would you like...?
- howzit