blindworm n. = SLOW-WORM.
- blindworm n. = SLOW-WORM.
- blink v. & n.
—v.
1 intr. shut and open the eyes quickly and usu. involuntarily.
2 intr. (often foll. by at) look with eyes opening and shutting.
3 tr. a (often foll. by back) prevent (tears) by blinking. b (often foll. by away, from) clear (dust etc.) from the eyes by blinking.
4 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. shirk consideration of; ignore; condone.
5 intr. a shine with an unsteady or intermittent light. b cast a momentary gleam.
6 tr. blink with (eyes).
—n.
1 an act of blinking.
2 a momentary gleam or glimpse.
3 = ICEBLINK.
Phrases and idioms:
on the blink sl. out of order, esp. intermittently.
Etymology: partly var. of blenk = BLENCH, partly f. MDu. blinken shine
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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slow worm — /ˈsloʊ wɜm/ (say sloh werm) noun 1. → blind snake. 2. a European species of limbless lizard, Anguis fragilis; blindworm. Also, slow worm …
slow|worm — «SLOH WURM», noun. = blindworm. (Cf. ↑blindworm) … Useful english dictionary
slow-worm — n. a small European legless lizard, Anguis fragilis, giving birth to live young. Also called BLINDWORM. Etymology: OE sla wyrm: first element of uncert. orig., assim. to SLOW … Useful english dictionary
worm — n. & v. n. 1 any of various types of creeping or burrowing invertebrate animals with long slender bodies and no limbs, esp. segmented in rings or parasitic in the intestines or tissues. 2 the long slender larva of an insect, esp. in fruit or wood … Useful english dictionary
blindworm — noun another term for slow worm … English new terms dictionary
blindworm — /ˈblaɪndwɜm/ (say bluyndwerm) noun → slow worm (def. 2) …
synonym — n. 1 a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another in the same language (e.g. shut and close). 2 a word denoting the same thing as another but suitable to a different context (e.g. serpent for snake, Hellene for Greek) or… … Useful english dictionary
slowworm — slow•worm [[t]ˈsloʊˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ram blindworm • Etymology: bef. 900 … From formal English to slang
slowworm — noun small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind • Syn: ↑blindworm, ↑Anguis fragilis • Hypernyms: ↑anguid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Anguis, ↑genus Anguis * * * … Useful english dictionary
Anguis fragilis — Taxobox name = Anguis fragilis image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Anguidae genus = Anguis species = A. fragilis binomial = Anguis fragilis binomial authority … Wikipedia
