blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
(verb) briefly shut the eyes; “The TV announcer never seems to blink”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nictitate (third-person singular simple present nictitates, present participle nictitating, simple past and past participle nictitated)
(transitive) to wink or blink
Source: Wiktionary
Nic"ti*tate, v. i. Etym: [See Nictate.]
Definition: To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance (Anat.), a thin membrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
