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flicker

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flicker

1
 vn
flash intermittently
a momentary flash of light
2
 vn
move back and forth very rapidly
the act of moving back and forth
3
 n
North American woodpecker
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flicker
1

v flash intermittently

Synonyms:
flick
Type of:
blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle
gleam or glow intermittently

v shine unsteadily

“The candle flickered”
Synonyms:
flick
Type of:
beam, shine
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

n a momentary flash of light

Synonyms:
glint, spark
Type of:
flash
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2

v move back and forth very rapidly

“the candle flickered”
Synonyms:
flitter, flutter, quiver, waver
Type of:
move back and forth
move in one direction and then into the opposite direction

n the act of moving back and forth

Synonyms:
flutter, waver
Type of:
motility, motion, move, movement
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
3

n North American woodpecker

Types:
Colaptes auratus, yellow-shafted flicker, yellowhammer
large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
Colaptes chrysoides, gilded flicker
southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck
Colaptes caper collaris, red-shafted flicker
western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail
Type of:
pecker, peckerwood, woodpecker
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
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