winker

Meanings

Plural: winkers

Noun

• a person who winks
• blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
• 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”).
• 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”).
• A person who connives with another; a conniver.
• A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.
• Synonym of turn signal (“each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate that the vehicle is moving left or right”); a blinker, an indicator.
• A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.
• Synonym of blinker (“a shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side”).
• A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.
• A small bellows in an organ, regulated by a spring, which controls variations of wind pressure.
• A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.
• The nictitating membrane (“transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid”) of a birds's eye.
• A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.
• An eye.
• A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.
• An eyelash.
• Clipping of tiddlywinker (“a player of the game of tiddlywinks”).

Synonyms

blinder, blinker, eye-winker, turn signal