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twinkle

Letters that make twinkle

e, k, l, n, t, i, w are letters that make 'twinkle'

Words within twinkle

inkle, ink, win, twin, WI, in, wink, winkle, IN, Twin, LE, In are words within 'twinkle'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of twinkle

twinkled, twinkles, twinkler are words created by adding a letter to 'twinkle'

twinkle is a 7 letter word ending with e
twinkle is a 7 letter word starting with t

4 possible definitions for 'twinkle'

Twinkle as "merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance"

Under this definition, twinkle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sparkle, spark, light have the same meaning as 'twinkle'

twinkle as a type

'twinkle' can be a type of vitality, verve, face, look, aspect, facial expression, expression.

Derivatives of twinkle

scintillating, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, sparkly, beamish, smiling(a), twinkly, bubbling, effervescent, frothy are derivatives of 'twinkle'.

Example of twinkle used within this context

"he had a sparkle in his eye", "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

Twinkle as "a rapid change in brightness, a brief spark or flash"

Under this definition, twinkle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sparkling, scintillation have the same meaning as 'twinkle'

twinkle as a type

'twinkle' can be a type of alteration, change, modification.

Derivatives of twinkle

scintillate, coruscate, twinkle, flash, blink, wink, sparkle, winkle are derivatives of 'twinkle'.

Twinkle as "gleam or glow intermittently"

Under this definition, twinkle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flash, blink, wink, winkle have the same meaning as 'twinkle'

twinkle as a type

'twinkle' can be a type of radiate.

Types of twinkle

flicker, flick are types of 'twinkle'.

Derivatives of twinkle

blinker, flasher, twinkler, flash, sparkling, scintillation, twinkle, trafficator, turn signal, turn indicator are derivatives of 'twinkle'.

Twinkle as "emit or reflect light in a flickering manner"

Under this definition, twinkle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scintillate, winkle have the same meaning as 'twinkle'

twinkle as a type

'twinkle' can be a type of beam, shine.

twinkle as a category

'twinkle' can be a category of celestial body, heavenly body.

Derivatives of twinkle

scintillation, scintilla, twinkler, fulgid, glittering, sparkling, twinkle, aglitter(p), coruscant, glinting, glistering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly are derivatives of 'twinkle'.

Verb groups of twinkle

scintillate is a verb group of twinkle.

Example of twinkle used within this context

"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"