Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 23 compound words that contain blink. The most common are listed below. Open blink in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- blink of an eyeA moment (a very short period of time).
- in the blink of an eyeImmediately, instantaneously.
- blink-and-you'll-miss-itAlternative form of blink-and-you-miss-it: Brief, fleeting, or subtle; so quick or small that it is easy to overlook if one is not paying close attention.
- blink microscopeSynonym of blink comparator: A viewing instrument used to find differences between two photographs of the night sky, by switching rapidly back and forth between them.
- blink comparatorA viewing instrument used to find differences between two photographs of the night sky, by switching rapidly back and forth between them.
- blink-and-you-miss-itBrief, fleeting, or subtle; so quick or small that it is easy to overlook if one is not paying close attention.
- blink firstTo be the first party in some situation to give in or back down.
- blink-eyedHabitually winking.
- water blinkA spot of cloud hanging over open water in Arctic regions.
- before one can blinkInstantly; very quickly.
- one-blink townSynonym of one-horse town: A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and offering very few or no attractions.
- one-blink townsplural of one-blink town: A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and offering very few or no attractions.
Compound words 23
- blinkyOf eyes or people/animals: blinking repeatedly, prone to blink.
- eyeblinkAn act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
- blinkleTo blink repeatedly
- blinklessNot blinking.
- ablinkBlinking; filled or covered (with things that are blinking).
- interblinkBetween blinks of the eye.
- iceblinkA glare in the sky caused by reflection of light from an ice field.
- landblinkAn atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions.
- moonblinknyctalopia
- snowblinkSynonym of iceblink: A glare in the sky caused by reflection of light from an ice field.