| VERB | motion | flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver | move back and forth very rapidly |
|---|---|---|---|
| weather | flicker, flick | shine unsteadily | |
| perception | flicker, flick | flash intermittently | |
| NOUN | event | flicker, spark, glint | a momentary flash of light |
| animal | flicker | North American woodpecker | |
| act | flicker, waver, flutter | the act of moving back and forth |
| Sounds | flih'ker | |
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| Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... | |
| Meaning | A momentary flash of light. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | spark, glint | |
| Broader | flash | A sudden intense burst of radiant energy |
| Spanish | centelleo | |
| Verbs | flicker | flash intermittently |
| flicker | shine unsteadily | |
| Meaning | North American woodpecker. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Colaptes, genus Colaptes | A genus of Picidae |
| Narrower | gilded flicker, Colaptes chrysoides | southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck |
| red-shafted flicker, Colaptes caper collaris | western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail | |
| yellow-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus, yellowhammer | large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail | |
| Broader | woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker | bird with strong claws / claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects |
| Spanish | carpintero campestre | |
| Meaning | The act of moving back and forth. | |
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| Synonyms | waver, flutter | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | parpadeo, pestañeo, vacilación | |
| Catalan | aleteig, parpelleig | |
| Verbs | flicker | move back and forth very rapidly |
| Meaning | move back and forth very rapidly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "the candle flickered" | |
| Synonyms | waver, flitter, flutter, quiver | |
| Broader | move back and forth | Move in one direction and then into the opposite direction |
| Spanish | aletear, estremecerse, ondear, oscilar, parpadear, revolotear, temblar, vacilar, vibrar | |
| Catalan | estremir-se, onejar, oscil·lar, trémer, tremolar, vacil·lar, vibrar | |
| Nouns | flicker | the act of moving back and forth |
| Meaning | shine unsteadily. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | Lights flicker on the horizon; The horizon is flickering with lights | |
| Example | "The candle flickered" | |
| Synonym | flick | |
| Broader | shine, beam | emit light |
| Spanish | agitarse, titilar | |
| Nouns | flicker | a momentary flash of light |
| Meaning | flash intermittently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | flick | |
| Broader | flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle | gleam or glow intermittently |
| Spanish | parpadear, titilar | |
| Nouns | flicker | a momentary flash of light |
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