ankle | (noun) a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus | Synonyms: ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint |
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anklebone | (noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint | Synonyms: astragal, astragalus, talus |
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anklet | (noun) an ornament worn around the ankle | Synonyms: ankle bracelet |
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(noun) a sock that reaches just above the ankle | Synonyms: anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks |
(noun) a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle | - |
anklets | (noun) a sock that reaches just above the ankle | Synonyms: anklet, bobbysock, bobbysocks |
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crinkle | (noun) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | Synonyms: crease, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle |
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crinkleroot | (noun) North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots | Synonyms: Cardamine diphylla, crinkle-root, crinkle root, Dentaria diphylla, pepper root, toothwort |
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inkle | (noun) a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration | - |
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periwinkle | (noun) edible marine gastropod | Synonyms: winkle |
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(noun) small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked | Synonyms: winkle |
(noun) chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers | - |
(noun) commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers | Synonyms: Cape periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea |
sprinkle | (noun) the act of sprinkling or splashing water | Synonyms: sparge, sprinkling |
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(noun) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | Synonyms: scattering, sprinkling |
sprinkler | (noun) mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden | - |
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sprinkles | (noun) bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream | Synonyms: jimmies |
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tinkle | (noun) a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell | Synonyms: ting |
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twinkle | (noun) merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | Synonyms: light, spark, sparkle |
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(noun) a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash | Synonyms: scintillation, sparkling |
twinkler | (noun) an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner | - |
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winkle | (noun) edible marine gastropod | Synonyms: periwinkle |
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(noun) small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked | Synonyms: periwinkle |
wrinkle | (noun) a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different) | - |
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(noun) a minor difficulty | - |
(noun) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | Synonyms: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam |