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blinker Definition

blinker (-ər)

noun

    1. a flashing warning light at crossings
    2. a light for signaling messages in flashes
    1. two flaps on a bridle that keep the horse from seeing to the sides, esp. as worn by a racehorse that tends to shy
    2. a kind of goggles

transitive verb

to put blinkers on

blinker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: Wearing blinkers for the first time Hutch seemed to travel really well during the race.
  • remove: I know he knows the truth, but he knows it with a biased mind that one day must remove the blinkers it wears!
  • put: Group Policies are like putting blinkers on the users.
  • take: I met him at a time in my life when I was ready to see the world and he just took the blinkers off.
  • have: It had no blinker or clearance lights like a conventional plane.
  • get: In your early 20s, you tend to avoid responsibility, it's like a lot of the time you've got blinkers on.

Adjective modifier

  • first: However he could improve for the fitting of first time blinkers.
  • first-time: The first-time blinkers worked the oracle for Ocean Pride last time, but can he defy a rise?
  • ideological: But it is not easy to look at this evidence without ideological blinkers.
  • cupped: The bridle with leather covered cupped or half cupped blinkers.

Modifies a noun

  • light: There are certain disadvantages in the transmittal of messages by blinker light.

Noun used with modifier

  • time: However he could improve for the fitting of first time blinkers.
  • safety: These high quality pet safety blinkers are made from metal and are simple to use.

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