Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 37 compound words that contain wink. The most common are listed below. Open wink in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- sleep a winkTo sleep at all.
- wink-winkTo turn a blind eye to something; to make an indirect reference to something unspoken, especially something indecent.
- a nod is as good as a winkThe hint, suggestion etc. can be understood without further explanation.
- wink murderA children's game in which a designated player attempts to wink at as many people as possible in order to "kill" them, without being caught by the player who has to find out who the murderer is.
- God winkAn event or personal experience, often identified as coincidence, so astonishing that it is seen as a sign of divine intervention, especially when perceived as the answer to a prayer.
- nudge nudge wink winkA phrase used to hint that the speaker is euphemistically referring to something else.
- quick as a winkIn a speedy or fast manner.
- hood-winkAlternative form of hoodwink: To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
- wink-a-peepAn eye.
- butt winkAn error while performing a squat of bending the lower back and moving the pelvis in under the body.
- wink outto come to an end; to stop
- sleeping a winkpresent participle and gerund of sleep a wink
- sleeps a winkthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep a wink: To sleep at all.
- slept a winksimple past and past participle of sleep a wink
- tipping the winkpresent participle and gerund of tip the wink
- wink-winksthird-person singular simple present indicative of wink-wink: To turn a blind eye to something; to make an indirect reference to something unspoken, especially something indecent.
- tipped the winksimple past and past participle of tip the wink
- wink-a-peepsplural of wink-a-peep: An eye.
- wink-winkingpresent participle and gerund of wink-wink
- wink-winkedsimple past and past participle of wink-wink
- wink wink nudge nudgeAlternative form of nudge nudge wink wink: A phrase used to hint that the speaker is euphemistically referring to something else.
- kiddle-a-winkAlternative form of kiddlywink: A small pub only licensed to sell beer or cider.
- in the wink of an eyeInstantaneously; extremely quickly.
- a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horseSynonym of a nod is as good as a wink: The hint, suggestion etc. can be understood without further explanation.
- tip the winkTo give (somebody) a hint or suggestion, as if by a wink; to ask or tell surreptitiously.
Compound words 37
- winkyTending to wink; winking.
- hoodwinkTo cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
- winkerA person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”).
- tiddlywinksA competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump …
- winksomeMarked by winking
- eyewinkAn instant, a short moment.
- awinkWinking.
- winklessOf eyes, not winking.
- tiddlywinkAn unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
- WinkelsA surname from German.