Flicker : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Flicker	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Flicker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flicker n a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark, glint] North American woodpecker the act of moving back and forth Synonym(s): waver, flutter, flicker v move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" Synonym(s): flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" Synonym(s): flicker, flick flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" Synonym(s): flicker, flick
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flicker \Flick"er\ (-[etil]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flickered} (-[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flickering}.] [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf. Flacker.] 1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. --Dryden. 2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. The shadows flicker to fro. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flicker \Flick"er\, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The golden-winged woodpecker ({Colaptes aurutus}); -- so called from its spring note. Called also {yellow-hammer}, {high-holder}, {pigeon woodpecker}, and {yucca}. The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. --Thoureau.