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Meaning of winkle

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

  winkle
      n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn:
           {periwinkle}, {winkle}]
      2: edible marine gastropod [syn: {periwinkle}, {winkle}]
      v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
           constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
           [syn: {twinkle}, {winkle}, {scintillate}]
      2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
         [syn: {flash}, {blink}, {wink}, {twinkle}, {winkle}]
      3: remove or displace from a position [syn: {winkle}, {winkle
         out}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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