nictitate
11nictitate — nic·ti·tate …
12nictitate — nic•ti•tate [[t]ˈnɪk tɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. i. tat•ed, tat•ing to wink • Etymology: 1815–25; < ML nictitātus, ptp. of nictitāre, freq. of L nictāre to wink, freq. of nicere to beckon; see ate I nic′ti•tant, adj …
13nictitate — /ˈnɪktəteɪt/ (say niktuhtayt) verb (i) (nictitated, nictitating) → wink1. Also, nictate /ˈnɪkteɪt/ (say niktayt). {Medieval Latin nictitātus, past participle of nictitāre, frequentative of Latin nictāre wink} –nictitation /nɪktəˈteɪʃən/ (say… …
14nictitate — v.i. wink or blink. ♦ nictitant, a. winking. ♦ nictitating membrane, membrane of certain animals and birds that can be drawn across eyeball; ♦ nictitating spasm, spasm of eyelid. ♦ nictitation, n …
15nictitate — v.intr. close and open the eyes; blink or wink. Phrases and idioms: nictitating membrane a clear membrane forming a third eyelid in amphibians, birds, and some other animals, that can be drawn across the eye to give protection without loss of… …
16Nictitating membrane — Nictitate Nic ti*tate, v. i. [See {Nictate}.] To wink; to nictate. [1913 Webster] {Nictitating membrane} (Anat.), a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across… …
17wink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blink, nictitate, nictate, squint, twinkle; overlook, ignore, condone. See vision, forgiveness, neglect, indication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To close one eye] Syn. squint, blink, nictate, nictitate,… …
18blink — I noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly • Syn: ↑eye blink, ↑blinking, ↑wink, ↑winking, ↑nictitation, ↑nictation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ni …
19blink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wink; flash, twinkle; glimmer; disregard, ignore. See vision, neglect. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To wink rapidly] Syn. flicker, bat one s eyes, flutter one s eyelids, nictitate; see wink 1 . 2. [To… …
20connive — (v.) c.1600, from L. connivere, also conivere to wink, hence, to wink at (a crime), be secretly privy, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + base akin to nictare to wink, from PIE root *kneigwh (see NICTITATE (Cf. nictitate)). Related …
