Standard Lemma guide

blinks

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /blɪŋks/
  • rhymes with -ɪŋks
  • homophone: blynx
  • CMU ARPABET: B L IH1 NG K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

a herbaceous annual plant of species Montia fontana, in the family Montiaceae, formerly included in the purslane family (Portulacaceae).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water blinks, water chickweed, annual water miner's lettuce

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of blink

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of blink

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

small Indian lettuce of northern regions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blinking chickweed, water chickweed, Montia lamprosperma

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Indian lettuce

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lähdehetekaali — Montia fontana
  • French: montie des fontaines — Montia fontana
  • German: Bach-Quellkraut — Montia fontana
  • Hungarian: kis forrásfű — Montia fontana
  • Hungarian: tavaszi forrásfű — Montia fontana
  • Icelandic: lækjagrýta — Montia fontana
  • Portuguese: meruje — Montia fontana
  • Swedish: källört — Montia fontana