Definition of Nictitate

1. Verb. Briefly shut the eyes. "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

Exact synonyms: Blink, Nictate, Wink
Specialized synonyms: Palpebrate, Bat, Flutter
Generic synonyms: Act Involuntarily, Act Reflexively
Derivative terms: Blink, Blinking, Nictation, Nictitation, Wink, Winker, Winking

Definition of Nictitate

1. v. i. To wink; to nictate.

Definition of Nictitate

1. Verb. (transitive) to wink or blink ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nictitate

1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]

Medical Definition of Nictitate

1. To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance, a thin membrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw. See: Nictate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nictitate

nicotinist
nicotinists
nicotinomimetic
nicotinoyl
nicotins
nicotinyl alcohol
nicotinyl tartrate
nicoumalone
nictate
nictated
nictates
nictating
nictation
nictations
nictitant
nictitate (current term)
nictitated
nictitates
nictitating
nictitating membrane
nictitating membranes
nictitating spasm
nictitation
nictitations
nicy-nicy
nid
nidal
nidamental
nidaries
nidary

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