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Meaning of flicker

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  flicker
      n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {flicker}, {spark},
           {glint}]
      2: North American woodpecker
      3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {waver}, {flutter},
         {flicker}]
      v 1: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
           [syn: {flicker}, {waver}, {flitter}, {flutter}, {quiver}]
      2: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flicker},
         {flick}]
      3: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn:
         {flicker}, {flick}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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