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blinker
UK /ˈblɪŋkə/ US /ˈblɪŋkəɹ/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
changing, frequent, right, turned
VERB + BLINKER
put, stopped, use
BLINKER + NOUN
lanes
PREP.
on, on
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
1
Anything that blinks.
She was a frequent blinker, always on the verge of tears.
2
The turn signal of an automobile.
3
A shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side.
4
Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
This floor let not the vulgar tread, / Who worship only what they dread: / Nor bigots who but one way see, / Through blinkers of authority
5
The eyelid.
verb
1
To put blinkers on.
The farmer stopped to blinker his horse before riding into an area of heavy traffic.
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She was a frequent blinker, always on the verge of tears.
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This floor let not the vulgar tread, / Who worship only what they dread: / Nor bigots who but one way see, / Through blinkers of authority
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The next morning, Jimmy came home with a fat lip and a black eye. Flory rushed over to tend to him. “Ain't nothin'. Just a blinker... had a fight with a guy. […]
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The farmer stopped to blinker his horse before riding into an area of heavy traffic.
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Tom turned on the right blinker.
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Tom put on his blinker.
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