flicker

English Thesaurus

1. the act of moving back and forth (noun.act)

hypernym	:	motility, motion, move, movement,
definition	:	a change of position that does not entail a change of location (noun.act)

2. North American woodpecker (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	pecker, peckerwood, woodpecker,
definition	:	bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	colaptes auratus, yellow-shafted flicker, yellowhammer,
definition	:	large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	colaptes chrysoides, gilded flicker,
definition	:	southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	colaptes caper collaris, red-shafted flicker,
definition	:	western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	colaptes, genus colaptes,
definition	:	a genus of Picidae (noun.animal)

3. a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

hypernym	:	flash,
definition	:	a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun.event)

4. move back and forth very rapidly (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	move back and forth,
definition	:	move in one direction and then into the opposite direction (verb.motion)

5. flash intermittently (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle,
definition	:	gleam or glow intermittently (verb.perception)

6. shine unsteadily (verb.weather)

hypernym	:	beam, shine,
definition	:	emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light (verb.weather)

7. the act of moving back and forth (noun.act)

derivation	:	waver, weave,
definition	:	sway to and fro (verb.motion)

derivation	:	fluctuate, vacillate, waver,
definition	:	move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver, waver,
definition	:	move back and forth very rapidly (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dart, fleet, flit, flutter,
definition	:	move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart (verb.motion)

derivation	:	falter, waver,
definition	:	move hesitatingly, as if about to give way (verb.motion)

8. a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

derivation	:	flick, flicker,
definition	:	flash intermittently (verb.perception)

derivation	:	gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine,
definition	:	be shiny, as if wet (verb.perception)

derivation	:	flick, flicker,
definition	:	shine unsteadily (verb.weather)

derivation	:	spark, sparkle,
definition	:	emit or produce sparks (verb.weather)

9. move back and forth very rapidly (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flicker, flutter, waver,
definition	:	the act of moving back and forth (noun.act)

derivation	:	flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering,
definition	:	the motion made by flapping up and down (noun.event)

10. flash intermittently (verb.perception)

derivation	:	flicker, glint, spark, flicker, glint, spark,
definition	:	a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

11. the act of moving back and forth (noun.act)

derivation	:	waver, weave,
definition	:	sway to and fro (verb.motion)

derivation	:	fluctuate, vacillate, waver,
definition	:	move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver, waver,
definition	:	move back and forth very rapidly (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dart, fleet, flit, flutter,
definition	:	move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart (verb.motion)

derivation	:	falter, waver,
definition	:	move hesitatingly, as if about to give way (verb.motion)

12. a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

derivation	:	flick, flicker,
definition	:	flash intermittently (verb.perception)

derivation	:	gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine,
definition	:	be shiny, as if wet (verb.perception)

derivation	:	flick, flicker,
definition	:	shine unsteadily (verb.weather)

derivation	:	spark, sparkle,
definition	:	emit or produce sparks (verb.weather)

13. move back and forth very rapidly (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flicker, flutter, waver,
definition	:	the act of moving back and forth (noun.act)

derivation	:	flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering,
definition	:	the motion made by flapping up and down (noun.event)

14. flash intermittently (verb.perception)

derivation	:	flicker, glint, spark, flicker, glint, spark,
definition	:	a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

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