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Definition of Flicker

1. Verb. Move back and forth very rapidly. "The streets flicker with crowds"; "The candle flickered"

2. Noun. A momentary flash of light.

3. Verb. Shine unsteadily. "The horizon is flickering with lights"; "The candle flickered"

4. Noun. North American woodpecker.

5. Verb. Flash intermittently. "The lights flicked on and off"

6. Noun. The act of moving back and forth.

Definition of Flicker

1. v. i. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

2. n. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.

Definition of Flicker

1. Noun. (American English) A certain type of small woodpecker, especially of the genus ''Colaptes'' ¹

2. Noun. An unsteady flash of light. ¹

3. Noun. A short moment. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily. To burn or shine with a wavering light. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flicker

1. to move waveringly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Flicker

1. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 2. The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. "The cackle of the flicker among the oaks." (Thoureau) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flicker

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