
Meaning of NICTITATE
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[v] briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" |
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NICTITATE is a 9 letter word that starts with N. |
| | Synonyms: | | blink, nictate, wink |
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| | See Also: | | act involuntarily, act reflexively, bat, flutter, palpebrate | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nic"ti*tate\, v. i. [See {Nictate}.]
To wink; to nictate.
{Nictitating membrance} (Anat.), a thin membrance, found in
many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid,
of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball;
the third eyelid; the haw.
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