NICTATES

Verb

nictates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nictate

Anagrams

• cantiest, entastic, stancite, testican, tetanics

Source: Wiktionary


NICTATE

Nic"tate, v. i. Etym: [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.]

Definition: To wink; to nictitate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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