eyeblink

eye·blink

noun \ˈī-ˌbliŋk\

Definition of EYEBLINK

1

: a brief period of time : instant

2

: blink 3

Examples of EYEBLINK

1. <within an eyeblink I accepted their offer on the house>

First Known Use of EYEBLINK

1867

Related to EYEBLINK

Synonyms: beat, instant, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink

Related Words: microsecond; snatch, spurt

Near Antonyms: aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever; infinity, lifetime

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Rhymes with EYEBLINK

bethink, chewink, cross-link, cuff link, downlink, dry sink, eyewink, groupthink, heat sink, hoodwink, hot link, iceblink, lip-synch, misthink, mixed drink, moss pink, preshrink, rat fink, red ink, rethink, rose pink, sea pink, shell pink, soft drink, strong drink, unkink, uplink, wild pink