Found 2 items, similar to winkle.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: winkle winkle n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: periwinkle] 2: edible marine gastropod [syn: periwinkle] winkle v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; “Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?” [syn: twinkle, scintillate] 2: gleam or glow intermittently; “The lights were flashing” [syn: flash, blink, wink, twinkle] 3: remove or displace from a position [syn: winkle out]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Winkle Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland. (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (Fulgar canaliculata , and Fulgar carica). [1913 Webster] Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood. [1913 Webster] Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell (Murex erinaceus ). See Illust. of Murex. [1913 Webster]