blinks
- noun
- UK
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blinks
- These blinks are delicious.
Examples
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Wow! Look at those blinks!
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In spring, I love to add fresh blinks to my salads for a tasty, nutritious crunch.
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After heavy rains, blinks thrive along the edges of streams and damp meadows.
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Botanists studied how blinks adapted to the cooler climates of northern Europe.
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In the Scottish Highlands, locals often forage for blinks to add a fresh touch to their salads.
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Many people enjoy eating blinks, especially when tossed with lemon and olive oil.
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At the farmers' market, I found a vendor selling organic blinks straight from the garden.
Synonyms
A small northern wild plant with white flowers and edible leaves
A small plant with flowers that grows in wet places and has leaves people eat
A small wild plant like lettuce that grows in moist shaded northern woods
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blinks for the small water plant can be linked in your mind to the common verb blink ('to close and open the eyes quickly'), a helpful way to remember it because the plant's tiny shiny leaves seem to 'twinkle' on wet ground. So, think of blinks as little salad greens that flash or shimmer along streams and damp meadows.
