Definitions for: Winkle


[n] edible marine gastropod
[n] small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
[v] remove or displace from a position
[v] gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
[v] emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; of stars; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"



Webster (1913) Definition: Win"kle, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.
(b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the
United States, either of two species of Fulgar ({F.
canaliculata}, and F. carica).

Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large
numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking
their blood.

Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex
erinaceus}). See Illust. of Murex.

Synonyms: blink, flash, periwinkle, periwinkle, scintillate, twinkle, twinkle, wink, winkle out

See Also: beam, bring out, emit light, flick, flicker, genus Littorina, get out, Littorina, radiate, seafood, seasnail, shine, winkle, winkle

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