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flicker

/ flicker /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
North American woodpecker
Type of:
woodpecker peckerwood pecker
Kinds of:
yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus yellowhammer gilded flicker Colaptes chrysoides
Has parts:
Colaptes genus Colaptes
noun Sense 2
a momentary flash of light
Type of:
flash
Derived:
glitter glisten glint gleam shine
verb Sense 3
move back and forth very rapidly
"the candle flickered"
Type of:
move back and forth
Derived:
waver flutter flap flapping fluttering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 4
flash intermittently
"The lights flicked on and off"
Type of:
flash blink wink
Derived:
spark glint
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
shine unsteadily
"The candle flickered"
Type of:
shine beam
Derived:
spark glint
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 6
the act of moving back and forth
Type of:
motion movement move
Derived:
waver flitter flutter quiver flit
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
2
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woodpecker peckerwood pecker yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus yellowhammer gilded flicker Colaptes chrysoides flash move back and forth blink wink