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English noun: flicker | |||
| 1. | flicker (event) a momentary flash of light | ||
| Synonyms | glint, spark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flash | ||
| 2. | flicker (animal) North American woodpecker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pecker, peckerwood, woodpecker | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Colaptes auratus, Colaptes caper collaris, Colaptes chrysoides, gilded flicker, red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker, yellowhammer | ||
| Member meronym | Colaptes, genus Colaptes | ||
| 3. | flicker (act) the act of moving back and forth | ||
| Synonyms | flutter, waver | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
English verb: flicker | |||
| 1. | flicker (motion) move back and forth very rapidly | ||
| Samples | The candle flickered. | ||
| Synonyms | flitter, flutter, quiver, waver | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move back and forth | ||
| 2. | flicker (weather) shine unsteadily | ||
| Samples | The candle flickered. | ||
| Examples | Lights flicker on the horizon, The horizon is flickering with lights | ||
| Synonyms | flick | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beam, shine | ||
| 3. | flicker (perception) flash intermittently | ||
| Samples | The lights flicked on and off. | ||
| Synonyms | flick | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle | ||
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