A person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”).

winkeredadj

Wearing winkers or blinders. (of a horse or other domesticated animal)

winkersnoun

blocked leather eye shields attached to a (usually) harness bridle for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards, and partially sideways; blinders in (USA).

winkethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wink

Winkeynoun

Abbreviation of Windows key.

winkfestnoun

A work typified by winking, either literally or in the form of ironic self-reference.

winkienoun

Alternative form of winky (“emoticon that shows a winking face”).

winkinessnoun

The quality of being winky.

winkingnoun

The act of someone who winks.

winkinglyadv

In a winking way; with a wink.

winklenoun

A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.

winkle outverb

To acquire with difficulty, as by thorough scrutiny.

winkle-hawknoun

A rectangular tear or cut in clothing or any other fabric, shaped like a try square.

winkle-pickernoun

A person who harvests periwinkles (a kind of sea snail) to be eaten.

winklernoun

One who finds and sells winkles.

Winkler bottlenoun

A glass laboratory apparatus for measuring the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.

Winkler Countyname

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Kermit.

Winkler testname

A test used to determine the concentration of dissolved oxygen in a water sample, involving the use of manganese to form a precipitate.

winklessadj

Of eyes, not winking.

Winklevossname

A surname.

Winkleyname

A surname from Old English.

winksomeadj

Marked by winking

winkyadj

Tending to wink; winking.

winlessadj

Having never won; without a win; unsuccessful.

winlessnessnoun

Absence of wins; failure to attain victory.

winlyadj

Joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly.

WinMename

Abbreviation of Windows Me.

Winmodemnoun

A softmodem designed to work with the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Winnname

A surname.

Winn Parishname

One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Winnfield.

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