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Definition of wink : 1. A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
2. The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
3. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; - generally with at.
4. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
5. To cause ( the eyes) to wink.
6. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
7. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
8. To nod; to sleep; to nap.
9. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.

Synonyms:

second, flare, glimmer, New York minute, nictitate, flash bulb, dart, ostentation, light, nictitation, heartbeat, split second, beat, continue, be blind to, flash, flashgun, pulsation, flicker, look the other way, turn a blind eye to, blink, winkle, make eyes at, repetition, fanfare, glitter, trice, shimmer, coruscate, see, nictation, instant, minute, connive at, squint, flashing, ostentate, spangle, ignore, eye blink, blinking, flash lamp, flirt, flaunt, blink away, flashbulb, winking, newsflash, glisten, glint, shoot, sparkle, glister, blink of an eye, nictate, bat, moment, jiffy, pass over, newsbreak, glance, twinkling, news bulletin, scud, show off, gleam, dash, winkle out, disregard, twinkle, pulse, swank, photoflash, scoot, scintillate

cue, mark, label, nod, guide, shrug, gesticulate, note, motion, point, stamp, flag, ticket, prompt, alert, nudge, denote, wave, point out, designate, brand, beckon, signal, symbolize, notify, tag, gesture, betoken, indicate

crest, denotation, logotype, gesticulation, figuration, hint, banner, indication, insignia, pointer, token, key, emblem, notation, legend, guidepost, signpost, designation, lighthouse, marker, semaphore, sign, symbol, logo, badge, icon, beacon

Usage examples:

• And with a wink at Rolfe he added, " And when you are ready to fit it on the guilty hand I hope you will let us know." - "The Hampstead Mystery", John R. Watson.
• " It will be all right in a wink," he said. - "Jane Journeys On", Ruth Comfort Mitchell.
• Well, said she, I am thankful she is found, anyway; I couldn't have slept a wink that night if I had known she was lost, the dear little thing. - "The Portion of Labor", Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.