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blink
has definitions from the fields of biology,medicine
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[ verb ] briefly shut the eyes
Examples "The TV announcer never seems to blink" Used in print (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)It might be that certain people were_born with a compulsion to complicate their lives , while others could live blissfully motionless almost indefinitely , like lizards in the sun , too indolent to blink their eyes . Related terms |
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[ verb ] force to go away by blinking
Synonyms Examples "blink away tears" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Southern_California gasped and blinked under an autumn hot_spell , drier , more enervating , more laden with man 's contrived impurities than the worst days of the summer past . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology,medicine) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
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