| noun | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) “if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash” |
| noun | closing one eye quickly as a signal |
| noun | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
| verb | signal by winking “She winked at him” |
| verb | gleam or glow intermittently “The lights were flashing” |
| verb | briefly shut the eyes “The TV announcer never seems to blink” |
| verb | force to go away by blinking “blink away tears” |
| flash | verb | expose or show briefly |
| wink | verb | signal by winking |
| blink | verb | force to go away by blinking |
| nictitate | verb | briefly shut the eyes |
| nictate | verb | briefly shut the eyes |
| wink | noun | closing one eye quickly as a signal |
| winker | noun | a person who winks |
| flash | noun | a momentary brightness |
| flasher | noun | a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages |
| blinker | noun | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
| twinkle | noun | a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash |
| twinkler | noun | an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner |
| blink | noun | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
| blinking | noun | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
| winking | noun | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
| nictitation | noun | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
| nictation | noun | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |