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  Wink, TX (city, FIPS 79768)
    Location: 31.75523 N, 103.15437 W
    Population (1990): 1189 (465 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 79789

  Wink \Wink\, n.
     1. The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids
        quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a
        moment.
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              I have not slept one wink.            --Shak.
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              I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink. --Donne.
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     2. A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
        --Sir. P. Sidney.
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              The stockjobber thus from Change Alley goes down,
              And tips you, the freeman, a wink.    --Swift.
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  Wink \Wink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Winking.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G.
     winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan.
     vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch?n to
     waver, G. wanken, and perhaps to E. weak; cf. AS. wincel a
     corner. Cf. Wench, Wince, v. i.]
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     1. To nod; to sleep; to nap. [Obs.] ``Although I wake or
        wink.'' --Chaucer.
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     2. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a
        quick motion.
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              He must wink, so loud he would cry.   --Chaucer.
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              And I will wink, so shall the day seem night.
                                                    --Shak.
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              They are not blind, but they wink.    --Tillotson.
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     3. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to
        blink.
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              A baby of some three months old, who winked, and
              turned aside its little face from the too vivid
              light of day.                         --Hawthorne.
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     4. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of
        one eye only.
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              Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate.
                                                    --Swift.
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     5. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to
        connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
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              The times of this ignorance God winked at. --Acts
                                                    xvii. 30.
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              And yet, as though he knew it not,
              His knowledge winks, and lets his humors reign.
                                                    --Herbert.
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              Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued.
                                                    --Locke.
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     6. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
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     Winking monkey (Zo["o]l.), the white-nosed monkey
        ({Cersopithecus nictitans).
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  Wink \Wink\, v. t.
     To cause (the eyes) to wink.[Colloq.]
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  Wink \Wink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Winking.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G.
     winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan.
     vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch?n to
     waver, G. wanken, and perhaps to E. weak; cf. AS. wincel a
     corner. Cf. Wench, Wince, v. i.]
     1. To nod; to sleep; to nap. [Obs.] ``Although I wake or
        wink.'' --Chaucer.
  
     2. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a
        quick motion.
  
              He must wink, so loud he would cry.   --Chaucer.
  
              And I will wink, so shall the day seem night.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              They are not blind, but they wink.    --Tillotson.
  
     3. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to
        blink.
  
              A baby of some three months old, who winked, and
              turned aside its little face from the too vivid
              light of day.                         --Hawthorne.
  
     4. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of
        one eye only.
  
              Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate.
                                                    --Swift.
  
     5. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to
        connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
  
              The times of this ignorance God winked at. --Acts
                                                    xvii. 30.
  
              And yet, as though he knew it not, His knowledge
              winks, and lets his humors reign.     --Herbert.
  
              Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     6. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
  
     Winking monkey (Zo["o]l.), the white-nosed monkey
        ({Cersopithecus nictitans).

  Wink \Wink\, v. t.
     To cause (the eyes) to wink.[Colloq.]

  Wink \Wink\, n.
     1. The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids
        quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a
        moment.
  
              I have not slept one wink.            --Shak.
  
              I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink. --Donne.
  
     2. A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
        --Sir. P. Sidney.
  
              The stockjobber thus from Change Alley goes down,
              And tips you, the freeman, a wink.    --Swift.

  wink
       n 1: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the
            heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a
            flash" [syn: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant,
             jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, New
            York minute]
       2: closing one eye quickly as a signal
       3: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: blink,
           eye blink, blinking, winking, nictitation, nictation]
       v 1: signal by winking; "She winked at him"
       2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
          [syn: flash, blink, twinkle, winkle]
       3: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to
          blink" [syn: blink, nictitate, nictate]
       4: force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" [syn: blink,
           blink away]

  wink
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 κλείνω το μάτι συνθηματικά
     2 σκαρδαμύσσω

  wink
     n.
     1 An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent
  by winking.
     2 A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
     3 A brief time; an instant.
     4 The smallest possible amount.
     5 A subtle allusion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To close one's eyes in sleep.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To close one's eyes.
     n.
     (senseid en tiddlywink)(lb en tiddlywinks) (synonym of en tiddlywink
  t=small#Adjective small disc#Noun disc use#Verb used in the game#Noun
  game of tiddlywinks)
     n.
     (lb en chiefly Britain) (synonym of en periwinkle)

  Wink
     German n.
     1 m wave (gloss: a loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands)
     2 m sign
     3 m hint, cue, suggestion

  wink
     n.
     1 An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent
  by winking.
     2 A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
     3 A brief time; an instant.
     4 The smallest possible amount.
     5 A subtle allusion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To close one's eyes in sleep.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To close one's eyes.
     n.
     (senseid en tiddlywink)(lb en tiddlywinks) (synonym of en tiddlywink
  t=small#Adjective small disc#Noun disc use#Verb used in the game#Noun
  game of tiddlywinks)
     n.
     (lb en chiefly Britain) (synonym of en periwinkle)

  wink
     n.
     1 An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent
  by winking.
     2 A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
     3 A brief time; an instant.
     4 The smallest possible amount.
     5 A subtle allusion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To close one's eyes in sleep.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To close one's eyes.
     n.
     (senseid en tiddlywink)(lb en tiddlywinks) (synonym of en tiddlywink
  t=small#Adjective small disc#Noun disc use#Verb used in the game#Noun
  game of tiddlywinks)
     n.
     (lb en chiefly Britain) (synonym of en periwinkle)

  Wink
     German n.
     1 m wave (gloss: a loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands)
     2 m sign
     3 m hint, cue, suggestion

  wink
     n.
     1 An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent
  by winking.
     2 A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
     3 A brief time; an instant.
     4 The smallest possible amount.
     5 A subtle allusion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To close one's eyes in sleep.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To close one's eyes.
     n.
     (senseid en tiddlywink)(lb en tiddlywinks) (synonym of en tiddlywink
  t=small#Adjective small disc#Noun disc use#Verb used in the game#Noun
  game of tiddlywinks)
     n.
     (lb en chiefly Britain) (synonym of en periwinkle)

  Wink
     German n.
     1 m wave (gloss: a loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands)
     2 m sign
     3 m hint, cue, suggestion

  wink
     Saksa vb.
     (de-v-taivm: wink)

  wink
     Tyska vb.
     (böjning de verb winken)

  Wink
     Tyska n.
     vink, tecken, tips, påstötning

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/ 
  inkling 
     Synonyms: Andeutung, Ahnung
  
   see: Andeutungen, Ahnungen
  

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/ 
  hint 
        "ein deutlicher Wink"  - a broad hint
        "Ich verstehe den Wink."  - I take the hint.
     Synonyms: Hinweis, Fingerzeig, Tipp, Tip
  
   see: Hinweise, Winks, Fingerzeige, Tipps, Tips
  

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/ 
  tip-off 
        "jdm. einen Tipp / Wink geben"  - tip off sb.
     Synonyms: Hinweis, Tipp
  

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/ 
  nod 
     Synonym: Nicken
  

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/ 
  beck 

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/
  segno

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/
  1. knipoogje
  2. bewijs, blijk, teken, merkteken, wenk

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/
  marca, ponto, sinal

  Wink /vɪŋk/ 
  vink 2.
  ein Zeichen mit Auge, Kopf, Hand oder Finger gegeben
   3.
  eine Art versteckter oder aber auch sehr offensichtlicher Hinweis

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/ 
  ima

  Wink /vˈɪŋk/ 
  işaret

  Wink /wˈɪŋk/
  الغمزة

  wink //ˈwɪŋk// 
  нами́гвам, прими́гвам
  to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  mžiknutí

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  mrknutí

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  mžikat

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  zamrkání

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  zamrkat

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  mrknout

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  blikat

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  přimhouřit oko

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  mrkání

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  mrkat

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  zamrkání

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  zamrkat

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  mžiknutí

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  mžikat

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  mrkání

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  mrknutí

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  mrkat

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  blikat

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  chwincio 

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  amrantu 

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  wincian 

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  wincio 

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
   [with a] Augenzwinkern [mit einem]

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  Quittungssignal , Quittungszeichen , Quittierungszeichen , Bestätigungszeichen  [comp.]  [telco.]
     Synonyms: acknowledgement signal/character, acknowledgment signal/character, receipt signal, wink pulse
  
   see: acknowledgement signals/characters, acknowledgment signals/characters, receipt signals, wink pulses, winks
  

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  Zwinkern 

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  blinzeln  [mit den Augen]
     Synonym: blink
  
   see: blinking, winking, blinked, winked
  

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  zwinkern  [mit einem Auge]
        "wink one's right eye"  - mit dem rechten Auge zwinkern
        "give sb. a friendly wink"  - freundlich zwinkern
   see: winking, winked
  

  wink //ˈwɪŋk// 
  1. silmänisku
  blink of one eye
  2. silmällinen
  brief period of sleep
  3. silmänräpäys
  brief time, instant
  4. vilaus
  smallest possible amount
  5. vihjaus
  subtle allusion

  wink //ˈwɪŋk// 
  1. iskeä silmää, vilkuttaa
  to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion
  2. tuikkia, vilkkua
  to twinkle

  wink /wˈɪŋk/ 
  1. आँख~झुकाना
        "He winked at a girl in the class."

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  mig, namigivanje, namigivati, treptati

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  1. szempillantás
  2. pislantás
  3. hunyorítás
  4. kacsintás

  wink //ˈwɪŋk// 
  瞬く
  to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion

  wink //ˈwɪŋk// 
  1. blunke
  to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion
  2. blinke
  to twinkle

  wink /wɪŋk/
  I.    mrugnięcie
  II.   1.  mrugać (at sb - do kogoś)
   2.  [lit]  migotać

  wink /wˈɪŋk/  
  1. piscar de olhos
  2. piscar os olhos

  wink /wˈɪŋk/
  1. göz kırpmak
  2. göz kırparak işaret etmek
  3. pırıldamak
  4. göz kırpma
  5. göz işareti
  6. bir göz açıp yumma süresi, lahza
  7. pırıltı. wink at görmezlikten gelmek. I can't sleep a wink Hiç uyuyamıyorum. forty winks (k. dili) şekerleme, kısa uyku, kestirme . take forty winks şekerleme yapmak, kestirmek.

  
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  Wink, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    919
     Housing Units (2000): 437
     Land area (2000):     1.135789 sq. miles (2.941679 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.135789 sq. miles (2.941679 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            79768
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             31.754119 N, 103.155647 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     79789
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wink, TX
      Wink
  

  175 Moby Thesaurus words for "wink":
     Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, balefire, bat,
     bat the eyes, beacon, beacon fire, beat the drum, bell, bell buoy,
     blanket drill, blink, blinker, blue peter, breath, broad hint,
     buoy, cast, cat nap, caution light, clue, coup, crack, cue, dash,
     dip, exchange colors, flag, flag down, flare, flash, flutter,
     fog bell, fog signal, fog whistle, foghorn, forty winks,
     gentle hint, gesture, give a signal, give the nod, glance, glimmer,
     glimmering, glimpse, go light, gong buoy, green light, hail,
     hail and speak, half a jiffy, half a mo, half a second,
     half a shake, half an eye, half-mast, heliograph, high sign, hint,
     hoist a banner, implication, index, indication, inkling, innuendo,
     insinuation, instant, international alphabet flag,
     international numeral pennant, intimation, jiff, jiffy, kick, leer,
     look, make a sign, marker beacon, microsecond, millisecond, minute,
     moment, nap, nictitate, nod, nudge, parachute flare, peek, peep,
     pilot flag, poke, police whistle, prompt, quarantine flag,
     quick sight, radio beacon, raise a cry, rapid glance, red flag,
     red light, rocket, sailing aid, salute, scent, sec, second,
     semaphore, semaphore flag, semaphore telegraph, shade, shake,
     siesta, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal bell, signal fire,
     signal flag, signal gong, signal gun, signal lamp, signal light,
     signal mast, signal post, signal rocket, signal shot, signal siren,
     signal tower, signalize, slant, smack, snooze, sound an alarm,
     sound the trumpet, soupcon, spar buoy, speak, split second, spoor,
     spot of sleep, squinch, squint, squiz, stop light, stroke,
     suggestion, suspicion, symptom, telltale, the nod, the wink, tick,
     touch, trace, track, traffic light, traffic signal, trice, twink,
     twinkle, twinkling, twitch, two shakes, unfurl a flag, watch fire,
     wave, wave a flag, wave the hand, whisper, white flag, wigwag,
     wigwag flag, wink of sleep, yellow flag
  
  

  n. 眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;
  v. 眨眼,使眼色,闪烁;

     n. 眨眼,使眼色,瞬间,小睡
     vi. 眨眼,使眼色,闪烁,假装不见,终止,熄灭