blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
(verb) briefly shut the eyes; “The TV announcer never seems to blink”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nictate (third-person singular simple present nictates, present participle nictating, simple past and past participle nictated)
To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane. [from 18th c.]
• entatic, tetanic
Source: Wiktionary
Nic"tate, v. i. Etym: [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.]
Definition: To wink; to nictitate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
