1. Small Indian lettuce of northern regions
   "Blinks is a delicate plant found in moist, shady areas";
   - blinking chickweed, water chickweed, Montia lamprosperma

1. A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
   "She couldn't help but blink when the bright light flashed"; "The eye blink helped remove the dust particle from her eye";
   - eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation [technical], nictation [technical]

1. Briefly shut the eyes
   "The TV announcer never seems to blink";
   - wink, nictitate, nictate
    
2. Keep back by blinking
   "blink away tears";
   - wink, blink away
    
3. Gleam or glow intermittently
   "The lights were blinking";
   - flash, wink, twinkle, winkle [rare]

Derived forms: blinkses

Type of: act involuntarily, act reflexively, hold back, inborn reflex, Indian lettuce, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, keep, keep back, physiological reaction, radiate, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, restrain, unconditioned reflex

Encyclopedia: Blinks