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- [bling-ker]
- /ˈblɪŋ kər/
- /ˈblɪŋ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bling-ker]
- /ˈblɪŋ kər/
Definitions of blinkers word
- noun plural blinkers If you describe someone as wearing blinkers, you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account. 3
- noun plural blinkers Blinkers are two pieces of leather which are placed at the side of a horse's eyes so that it can only see straight ahead. 3
- noun plural blinkers leather sidepieces attached to a horse's bridle to prevent sideways vision 3
- noun blinkers a device for flashing light signals. 1
- noun blinkers a light that flashes intermittently, especially one that serves as a traffic signal. 1
- noun blinkers either of two leather flaps on a bridle, to prevent a horse from seeing sideways; a blinder. 1
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Origin of blinkers
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; blink + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blinkers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blinkers 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.
blinkers usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blinkers
noun blinkers
- spectacles — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
- rims — the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- pince-nez — a pair of glasses held on the face by a spring that grips the nose.
- cheaters — eyeglasses, esp. dark glasses
- shades — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
Antonyms for blinkers
noun blinkers
- 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 blinkers
- why did my blinkers stop working?
- how to fix blinkers on car?
- what do blinkers do for a horse?
- why are my blinkers not working?
- what are blinkers in horse racing?
- how to use blinkers?
- why do horses wear blinkers?
- what are blinkers?
- why would my blinkers stop working?
- what causes blinkers to stop working?
- how do blinkers work?
- how to fix blinkers?
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