blinks

/ blɪŋks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a small temperate portulacaceous plant, Montia fontana with small white flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of blinks¹

C19: from _blink , because the flowers do not fully open and thus seem to blink at the light

Example Sentences

The aboatia gives a few slow blinks before offering a monstrous yawn.

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“And here’s some admiring bits about the admiral: stern of jaw, broad of shoulder, never blinks at danger. Sounds like quite a chap.”

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Both sides understand that Saturday’s matchup may come down to whichever team blinks first in the trenches.

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Omar Fateh steadied himself before the camera and flashed a smile between heavy blinks, the weight of a nearly sleepless night tugging at his eyelids.

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Away from the cameras he is loose and cheerful, but once the red light blinks, the mood changes.

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