[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winkle \win"kle\, n. as. wincle. zool.
   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
see also:
fulgar fulgar canaliculata fulgar carica sting winkle murex erinaceus murex 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

winkle
     n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked syn: periwinkle
     2: edible marine gastropod syn: periwinkle
     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
see also:
periwinkle twinkle scintillate flash blink wink 
winkle out 

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Winkle Out >> W Words
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