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- [bling-ker]
- /ˈblɪŋ kər/
- /ˈblɪŋ.kər/
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- [bling-ker]
- /ˈblɪŋ kər/
Definitions of blinker word
- noun blinker a flashing light for sending messages, as a warning device, etc, such as a direction indicator on a road vehicle 3
- verb blinker to provide (a horse) with blinkers 3
- verb blinker to obscure with or as if with blinkers 3
- noun blinker a flashing warning light at crossings 3
- noun blinker a light for signaling messages in flashes 3
- noun blinker two flaps on a bridle that keep the horse from seeing to the sides, esp. as worn by a racehorse that tends to shy 3
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Origin of blinker
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; blink + -er1
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Parts of speech for Blinker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blinker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
blinker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blinker
noun blinker
- curtain — Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
- mask — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- blinder — If you say that someone such as a sports player or musician has played a blinder, you are emphasizing that they have played something very well.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- cloak — A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
Antonyms for blinker
noun blinker
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
Top questions with blinker
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See also
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