- win|kle
- win|kle1 «WIHNG kuhl», noun.a periwinkle or any one of certain other relatively large marine snails used for food.╂[short for periwinkle2]win|kle2 «WIHNG kuhl», transitive verb, -kled, -kling.
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win|kle|pick|er — «WIHNG kuhl PIHK uhr», noun. British Slang. a shoe with a sharply pointed toe: »Winklepickers, it seems, are doing much damage to the feet of Britain s young people (Listener). ╂[< winkle1 + picker1] … Useful english dictionary
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Rip Van Win|kle — «RIHP van WIHNG kuhl», 1. a story by Washington Irving. 2. its hero, who falls asleep and wakes 20 years later to find everything changed. 3. someone who is unaware of current events and conditions … Useful english dictionary
per|i|win|kle — per|i|win|kle1 «PEHR uh WIHNG kuhl», noun. 1. a low, trailing evergreen plant with blue, white, or purplish flowers. There are several kinds, making up a genus of the dogbane family. The American periwinkle is called myrtle. 2. a light blue color … Useful english dictionary
kle — bag·gy·wrin·kle; bar·kle; chin·kle; crin·kle cran·kle; crun·kle; dar·kle; far·kle·ber·ry; han·kle; hur·kle; kin·kle; kle·bels·berg·ite; mei·kle; pen·ny·win·kle; pi·kle; pran·kle; prin·kle; smir·kle; spar·kle·ber·ry; tan·kle; trin·kle; tur·kle;… … English syllables
win — bald·win; bur·ne·win; dar·win; dar·win·ism; dar·win·ize; er·win·ia; god·win·i·an; kar·win·skia; mer·win·ite; mi·de·wi·win; mid·win·ter; mid·win·ter·ly; mid·win·try; pat·win; pen·ny·win·kle; peri·win·kler; ra·win; ra·win·sonde; re·win; tis·win;… … English syllables
per·i·win·kle — … Useful english dictionary
winkle — win·kle … English syllables
winkle — win|kle1 [ wıŋkl ] noun count type of small SHELLFISH that can be eaten as food winkle win|kle 2 [ wıŋkl ] verb ,winkle out phrasal verb transitive BRITISH INFORMAL 1. ) to get something such as information from someone when they did not intend… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
winkle — win•kle [[t]ˈwɪŋ kəl[/t]] n. v. kled, kling 1) ivt brit. any of various small marine gastropods, esp. a periwinkle 2) brit. inf to pry (something) out of a place (usu. fol. by out) • Etymology: 1575–85; short for periwinkle I … From formal English to slang
