FLICKER
\flˈɪkə], \flˈɪkə], \f_l_ˈɪ_k_ə]\
Definitions of FLICKER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"
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North American woodpecker
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a momentary flash of light
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move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
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To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
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The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.
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The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); - so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.
By Oddity Software
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To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
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To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
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The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.
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The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); - so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.
By Noah Webster.
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To move with an unsteady and quick motion; flutter with the wings.
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An unsteady light or movement; the golden-winged woodpecker of North America.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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