winkle

Noun
  1. Small edible marine snail;
    Steamed in wine or baked (synset 107798644)
    is a type of: seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
    substance meronym: periwinkle, winkle - edible marine gastropod
    same as: periwinkle
  2. Edible marine gastropod (synset 101951087)
    is a type of: seasnail - any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
    belongs to: genus littorina, littorina - type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
    substance holonym: periwinkle, winkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
    same as: periwinkle
Verb
  1. Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner (synset 202770723)
    "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
    referred to in: celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky
    is a type of: beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
    same as: scintillate, twinkle
    verb group: scintillate - give off
  2. Gleam or glow intermittently (synset 202164320)
    "The lights were flashing"
    is a type of: radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
    subtypes: flick, flicker - flash intermittently
    same as: blink, flash, twinkle, wink
  3. Remove or displace from a position (synset 201354857)
    is a type of: bring out, get out - take out of a container or enclosed space
    same as: winkle out

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