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"I couldn't sleep a ___ last night"
Answer for the clue ""I couldn't sleep a ___ last night" ", 4 letters:
wink
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Word definitions for wink in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English wincian "to blink, wink, close one's eyes quickly," from Proto-Germanic *wink- (cognates: Dutch winken , Old High German winkan "move sideways, stagger; nod," German winken "to wave, wink"), a gradational variant of the root of Old High German ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking. 2 A brief time; an instant. 3 A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks. 4 A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks. vb. 1 (context obsolete intransitive English) To ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES conspiratorial whisper/smile/wink etc ▪ Britta gave him a conspiratorial smile. forty winks ▪ I felt a lot better after I had forty winks. not sleep a wink informal (= not sleep at all ) ▪ I didn’t sleep a wink last ...
Usage examples of wink.
Sumner winked at Drift and with his open hands urged Anareta to stand still.
I will give you a written guaranty that the automaton shall cross and uncross its legs, smoke cigars, adjust its eye-glass, incline its head, open and close its eyes, wink and talk--speak two or three words.
A Long Tall Texan Summer Diana Palmer 227 He winked at Kitty and nodded at Drew before he strode off toward the Ballenger brothers and their wives.
He winked toward de Batz, evidently anticipating a good deal of enjoyment for the visitor from what was coming.
Tellis counterfeited an incredulous look, then winked at Cerryl, smoothing his face as Beryal looked up.
Peter told Bette, holding out his elbow for her as he winked at Carrie.
When the king turned away, Thayla winked at Blad, who smiled and nodded in return.
But Brast was already gone, into the abyss, the burning match that had been in his hand dancing and flickering on an updraft before winking out.
He glanced back at his friend Breck, who gave him a wink, then at Trager, who simply looked disbelieving.
In one hand, he held a shield that flashed brilliantly in the winking strobes.
As often as I called for small-beer, the master tipped the wink, and the servant brought me a brimmer of October.
They greeted Sergeant Brool uneasily, but he gave them a warm smile and a wink.
The old man winked his eyes expressively, which we may remember was his only way of expressing his approval.
We descend near the largest of the giant buildings, the chariot touches down, and the holographic horses wink out of existence.
At that point Doug gave me a cheerful grin and a hidden wink and began hustling them from the hootch into his jeep.