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wink vs palpebrate

palpebrate vs wink

wink is a noun but palpebrate is not a noun.

wink is not an adjective while palpebrate is an adjective.

wink and palpebrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wink Yes No Yes No
palpebrate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, palpebrate is a hyponym of wink; that is, palpebrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wink:
  • wink: briefly shut the eyes
  • palpebrate: wink or blink, especially repeatedly
Other hyponyms of wink include bat, flutter.
wink (noun) palpebrate (noun)
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
closing one eye quickly as a signal
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
wink (adjective) palpebrate (adjective)
having eyelids
wink (verb) palpebrate (verb)
briefly shut the eyes wink or blink, especially repeatedly
keep back by blinking
signal by winking
gleam or glow intermittently
Difference between wink and palpebrate

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