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BLINKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blinker mean?
• BLINKER (noun)
The noun BLINKER has 3 senses:
1. a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
2. a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
3. blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
Familiarity information: BLINKER used as a noun is uncommon.
• BLINKER (verb)
The verb BLINKER has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: BLINKER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
blinker; flasher
Hypernyms ("blinker" is a kind of...):
light; light source (any device serving as a source of illumination)
Derivation:
blink (gleam or glow intermittently)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
blinker; trafficator; turn indicator; turn signal
Hypernyms ("blinker" is a kind of...):
visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)
Holonyms ("blinker" is a part of...):
electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)
Derivation:
blink (gleam or glow intermittently)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("blinker" is a kind of...):
blind; screen (a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight)
Derivation:
blinker (put blinders on (a horse))
Conjugation: |
Past simple: blinkered
Past participle: blinkered
-ing form: blinkering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Put blinders on (a horse)
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "blinker" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
blinker (blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side)
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