twinkling of the eye
81Twinkle — Twin kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinkling}.] [OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to OE. twinken to blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to E. twitch.] 1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.… …
82Twinkled — Twinkle Twin kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinkling}.] [OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to OE. twinken to blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to E. twitch.] 1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to… …
83Twinkle — Twin kle, n. 1. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye. [1913 Webster] Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended dart. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A brief flash or gleam, esp.… …
84Descartes: methodology — Stephen Gaukroger INTRODUCTION The seventeenth century is often referred to as the century of the Scientific Revolution, a time of fundamental scientific change in which traditional theories were either replaced by new ones or radically… …
85English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… …
86Charlotte Perkins Gilman — Born July 3, 1860(1860 07 03) Hartford, Connecticut Died August 17, 1935 …
87Gigan — nihongo|Gigan|ガイガン|Gaigan is a daikaiju from the Godzilla series, introduced in the 1972 film Godzilla vs. Gigan . Gigan is a cybernetic monster sporting a buzzsaw weapon in its frontal abdominal region and large metallic hooks for hands. Gigan… …
88A Reverie for Mister Ray — infobox Book | name = A Reverie for Mister Ray title orig = translator = author = Michael Bishop Michael H. Hutchins (editor) cover artist = Jamie Bishop country = United States language = English series = genre = Nonfiction publisher = PS… …
89twinkle — (v.) O.E. twinclian, frequentative of twincan to wink, blink; related to M.H.G. zwinken, Ger. zwinkern, and probably somehow imitative. The noun is recorded from 1540s. Related: Twinkled; twinkling. Phrase in the twinkling of an eye is attested… …
90immediately — adv 1. instantly, at once, right away, forthwith, without delay, instanter, Jocular. immediately if not sooner; this instant, this very moment or minute, now, Sl. pronto; directly, Inf. right off the bat, straightway, straightaway, straight off,… …
