blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
(noun) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nictation (countable and uncountable, plural nictations)
An act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink.
• antitonic
Source: Wiktionary
Nic*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. nictatio nictation.]
Definition: the act of winking; nictitation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 November 2024
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
