Definitions for winks

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Spelling: [wingk]

IPA: /wɪŋk/

Winks is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 40 anagrams from letters in winks (iknsw).

Definitions for winks

noun

1. an act of winking.
2. a winking movement, especially of one eye in giving a hint or signal.
3. a hint or signal given by winking.
4. the time required for winking once; an instant or twinkling:
5. a little flash of light; twinkle.
6. the least bit:
7. a disk or similar small object used in tiddlywinks.

Verb phrases

1. wink at, to ignore deliberately, as to avoid the necessity of taking action:

verb (used with object)

1. to close and open (one or both eyes) quickly; execute or give (a wink).
2. to drive or force by winking (usually followed by back or away):
3. to signal or convey by a wink.

verb (used without object)

1. to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
2. to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal or with some sly meaning (often followed by at):
3. (of the eyes) to close and open thus; blink.
4. to shine with little flashes of light; twinkle:

Origin of winks

before 900; (v.) Middle English winken, Old English wincian; cognate with German winken to wave, signal; (noun) Middle English: nap, derivative of the v.

Examples for winks

The SEC adds the case to the list, sends the money to the Treasury, and winks at the public.

Then he gets up from the table, turns around, smiles, and winks.

I'm beginning to think that I, too, took forty winks during the reading of that paper.

He winks, smacks his lips and frantically drains the go-cup.

They drew one another's attention to it with winks and nods of the head.

Then I winks at the row of lady typists and strolls in, calm and easy.

"I think about forty minutes of winks, Father Dan," he replied.

Flaps his hands in his side-pockets,   winks to all the throng below!

White House staffers were warned not to leak anything before the session with Roberts, but there were winks and nudges.

But, her support is not explicitly clear and instead seems to be nods and winks to what she really believes.