The Wordsmith Dictionary

Flick "er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flickered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flickering. ]Etym: [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. 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.

FLICKER

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. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

FLICKERINGLY

FLICKERINGLY Flick "ering *ly, adv.

Defn: In a flickering manner.

FLICKERMOUSE

FLICKERMOUSE Flick "er *mouse `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: See Flittermouse.

New American Oxford Dictionary

flick

flick |flik flɪk | ▶noun 1 a sudden sharp movement: the flick of a switch | a flick of the wrist. • the sudden release of a bent finger or thumb, esp. to propel a small object: he sent his cigarette spinning away with a flick of his fingers. • a light, sharp, quickly retracted blow, esp. with a whip. 2 informal a motion picture: a Hollywood action flick. • (the flicks ) chiefly Brit. the movies: fancy a night at the flicks? ▶verb [ with obj. ] propel (something ) with a sudden sharp movement, esp. of the fingers: Emily flicked some ash off her sleeve. • (flick something on /off ) turn something electrical on or off by means of a switch: he flicked on the air conditioning. • [ no obj. ] make a sudden sharp movement: the finch's tail flicks up and down. • [ with obj. ] move (a whip ) so as to strike. PHRASAL VERBS flick through another way of saying flip through (see flip 1 ). ORIGIN late Middle English: symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words denoting sudden movement.

flicker

flick er 1 |ˈflikər ˈflɪkər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of light or a source of light ) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness: the interior lights flickered and came on. • (of a flame ) burn fitfully, alternately flaring up and dying down: the candle flickered again | (as adj. flickering ) : the flickering flames of the fire. • [ with adverbial of place ] (of a feeling or emotion ) be experienced or show itself briefly and faintly, esp. in someone's eyes: amusement flickered briefly in his eyes. 2 make small, quick movements; flutter rapidly: her eyelids flickered | [ with complement ] : the injured killer's eyes flickered open. • [ with adverbial of direction ] (of someone's eyes ) move quickly in a particular direction in order to look at something: her alert hazel eyes flickered around the room. ▶noun 1 an unsteady movement of a flame or light that causes rapid variations in brightness: the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes. • fluctuations in the brightness of a movie or television image such as occur when the number of frames per second is too small or the refresh rate too low for persistence of vision. 2 a tiny movement: then a flicker of movement caught his eye. • a brief feeling or indication of emotion: a flicker of a smile passed across her face | she felt a flicker of alarm. PHRASAL VERBS flicker out (of a flame or light ) die away and go out after a series of flickers. • (of a feeling ) die away and finally disappear: the swift burst of curiosity and eagerness flickered out. ORIGIN Old English flicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter, ’ probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren.

flicker

flick er 2 |ˈflɪkər ˈflikər | ▶noun an American woodpecker that often feeds on ants on the ground. [Genus Colaptes, family Picidae: several species, in particular the common flicker (C. auratus ), occurring in two forms that are distinguished by the underside of the tail and wings, which may be yellow (yellow-shafted flicker ) or salmon red (red-shafted flicker ).] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: imitative of its call.

Flickertail State

Flick er tail State |ˈflikərˌtāl ˈflɪkərteɪl steɪt | a nickname for the state of North Dakota.

flick knife

flick knife |ˈflɪk ˌnaɪf | ▶noun British term for switchblade.

Oxford Dictionary

flick

flick |flɪk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] strike or propel (something ) with a sudden quick movement of the fingers: Max flicked his bow tie | Ursula flicked some ash off her sleeve. • make or cause to make a sudden quick movement: [ with obj. ] : the horse flicked its tail | [ no obj. ] : the tip of his tongue flicked out. • turn (an electrical device ) on or off: he flicked on the air conditioning | Urquart flicked the switch and she blinked in the harsh light. • [ with obj. ] move (an object ) rapidly up and down so as to strike something or someone: the driver flicked his whip and the cab moved off. ▶noun 1 a sudden quick movement: the flick of a switch | a flick of the wrist. • the sudden release of a bent finger or thumb, especially to propel a small object: he sent his cigarette spinning away with a flick of his fingers. • a light, sharp, quickly retracted blow, especially with a whip. • (a flick through ) a quick look through (a book, magazine, etc. ): a quick flick through the family album. 2 informal a cinema film: a Hollywood action flick. • (the flicks ) Brit. the cinema: fancy a night at the flicks? PHRASES give someone the flick (or get the flick ) informal, chiefly Austral. reject someone (or be rejected ) in a casual or offhand way. PHRASAL VERBS flick through look quickly through a book, magazine, etc.: she was flicking through a copy of Vogue . DERIVATIVES flicky adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words denoting sudden movement.

flicker

flicker 1 |ˈflɪkə | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of light or a source of light ) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness: the interior lights flickered, and came on. • (of a flame ) burn fitfully, alternately flaring up and dying down: the candle flickered again | (as adj. flickering ) : the flickering flames cast long shadows. • (of an emotion ) be felt or shown briefly or faintly: amusement flickered briefly in his eyes. 2 make small, quick movements: her eyelids flickered | [ with complement ] : Forster's eyes flickered open. ▶noun 1 an unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness: the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes. • [ mass noun ] fluctuations in the brightness of a film or television image such as occur when the number of frames per second is too small for persistence of vision. 2 a tiny movement: the flicker of an eyelid. • a brief feeling or indication of emotion: a flicker of a smile passed across her face. ORIGIN Old English flicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter ’, probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren.

flicker

flicker 2 |ˈflɪkə | ▶noun an American woodpecker that often feeds on ants on the ground. ●Genus Colaptes, family Picidae: several species, in particular the common (or northern ) flicker (C. auratus ). ORIGIN early 19th cent.: imitative of its call.

flick knife

flick knife ▶noun Brit. a knife with a blade that springs out from the handle when a button is pressed.

flick roll

flick roll ▶noun another term for snap roll.

American Oxford Thesaurus

flick

flick noun a flick of the wrist: jerk, snap, flip, whisk. ▶verb 1 he flicked the switch: click, snap, flip, jerk. 2 the horse flicked its tail: swish, twitch, wave, wag, waggle, shake. PHRASES flick through flick through the pages and try to find a hairstyle you like: thumb (through ), leaf through, flip through, skim through, scan, look through, browse through, dip into, glance at /through, peruse, run one's eye over.

flicker

flicker verb 1 the lights flickered: glimmer, glint, flare, dance, gutter; twinkle, sparkle, blink, wink, flash, scintillate; literary glister, coruscate. 2 his eyelids flickered: flutter, quiver, tremble, shiver, shudder, spasm, jerk, twitch.

Oxford Thesaurus

flick

flick noun a flick of the wrist: jerk, snap, flip, stroke, brush, sweep, swipe, whisk, dab, jab, click, touch. ▶verb 1 he flicked the switch on his intercom: click, snap, flip, jerk; pull, tug, tweak; informal yank. 2 the horse flicked its tail: swish, twitch, wave, wag, waggle, shake, whip, twirl, swing, brandish. PHRASES flick through Christina flicked through her diary: thumb (through ), leaf through, flip through, run through, skim through, scan, look through, riffle through, browse through, dip into, glance at /through, peruse, read quickly, have a quick look at, run one's eye over, give something a /the once-over. ANTONYMS pore over.

flicker

flicker verb 1 the gas lamp flickered in the wind: glimmer, glint, gleam, flare, shine, dance, gutter; twinkle, sparkle, blink, wink, flash, scintillate, glisten, shimmer, glitter; literary glister; rare coruscate, fulgurate, effulge. ANTONYMS burn steadily. 2 his eyelids flickered in his sleep: flutter, quiver, vibrate, tremble, wobble, shiver, shudder, spasm, jerk, twitch, bat, flap, wink, blink, open and shut; technical nictitate, nictate.

Duden Dictionary

Flickarbeit

Flick ar beit Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl i ckarbeit |in Flicken, [notdürftigem ] Ausbessern bestehende Arbeit Flickarbeiten ausführen

flicken

fli cken schwaches Verb |fl i cken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch vlicken = einen Fleck 4 an- oder aufsetzen, zu Fleck in dessen alter Bedeutung »Lappen «a [durch Aufsetzen eines Flickens ] ausbessern geflickte Schuhe b landschaftlich stopfen c umgangssprachlich reparieren

Flicken

Fli cken Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i cken |der Flicken; Genitiv: des Flickens, Plural: die Flicken zu flicken kleines Stück Stoff, Leder o. Ä., das zum Ausbessern von etwas gebraucht wird

Flickendecke

Fli cken de cke Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl i ckendecke |aus [bunten ] Stoffstücken oder gehäkelten oder gestrickten Vierecken zusammengesetzte Decke 1

Flickenteppich

Fli cken tep pich Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i ckenteppich | vgl. Flickendecke ein Flickenteppich aus farbigen Stoffresten

Flicker

Fli cker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i cker |

Flickerei

Fli cke rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Flicker ei |

Flickerin

Fli cke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl i ckerin |

Flickflack

Flick flack Substantiv, maskulin Turnen , der |Fl i ckflack |französisch flic flac = klipp, klapp; lautmalend mehrmals schnell hintereinander, meist rückwärts ausgeführter Handstandüberschlag

Flickkorb

Flick korb Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i ckkorb |Korb mit Utensilien und Materialien zum Ausbessern von Kleidungsstücken

Flickschuster

Flick schus ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i ckschuster |Stümper

Flickschusterei

Flick schus te rei Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich abwertend , die |Fl i ckschusterei |die Flickschusterei; Genitiv: der Flickschusterei, Plural: die Flickschustereien das Flickschustern

flickschustern

flick schus tern schwaches Verb |fl i ckschustern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « nicht koordiniert, ohne Gesamtkonzept und fundierte Sachkenntnis (und deshalb stümperhaft und ohne akzeptables Ergebnis ) arbeiten, vorgehen

Flickwerk

Flick werk Substantiv, Neutrum abwertend , das |Fl i ckwerk |ohne Plural zusammengestückelte, nicht fachmännisch ausgeführte Arbeit dieses Buch musste Flickwerk bleiben

Flickwort

Flick wort Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fl i ckwort |das Flickwort < Plural: Flickwörter > Füllwort

Flickzeug

Flick zeug Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fl i ckzeug |Materialien zum Flicken (z. B. von Fahrradschläuchen )

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flick

flick 1 /flɪk /動詞～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 «むち指先などで /…から » …をはじく, (ぱっとたたいて )払いのける [落とす ](away, off ) «with /from , off » ▸ He flicked away a speck of dust from his coat .彼は上着のごみを指先でぱっと払いのけた 2 «…に » 〈視線など〉をさっと向ける «at » ; … をぱっと動かす; 〈ページ〉をぱらぱらめくる (over )▸ flick a glance at A Aをちらっと見る ▸ flick the pages (over )ページをぺらぺらめくる 3 〈照明機械などのスイッチ〉を入れる (on ), 切る (off )▸ I flicked the switch to increase the flow of water .私は水の出を増やそうとスイッチを入れた 4 «…に » 〈むちロープ布など〉をさっと振る «at » ▸ flick a tablecloth over the table テーブルクロスをさっとテーブルに掛ける自動詞ぐいっと [ぱっと, ぴくっと ]動く, ひょいと飛ぶ .fl í ck through A A 〈本など〉をさっと読む, 速読する ; A 〈テレビのチャンネル〉を次々に切り替える .名詞 C 1 (むち指先などで )ピシリと打つこと, はじくこと ; ピシリ [パチッ ]という音 ▸ Tom kicked my cap back with a quick flick of his toe .トムはつま先でピシリと僕の帽子をはじき返した 2 〖a ～〗(指などの )ちょっとした動き, (投球などでの )手首のすばやい動き .3 (水などの )はね .at the fl í ck of a sw ì tch 〘コンピュ〙すばやく簡単に .h à ve a fl í ck through A A 〈本など〉をざっと見る .～́ kn ì fe 飛び出しナイフ (｟米｠switchblade ).

flick

flick 2 名詞 C 1 ｟主に米｠映画 ▸ a horror flick ホラー映画 2 ｟英やや古｠〖the ～s 〗映画館 (での上映 )▸ go to the flicks 映画を見に行く

flicker

flick er /flɪ́kə r /動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈灯火が〉明滅する , 揺らめく ; 〈希望生命の灯が〉揺れる ▸ The lights flickered and went out .灯りはちらちらして消えた 2 ｟主に文｠〈感情表情が〉【心顔に】(短時間 )よぎる, 現われる, 垣間（かいま）見える «across , through , on » ▸ A faint smile flickered across Jun's face .ジュンの顔にかすかな笑みがよぎった 3 〈体 (の一部 )が〉ちらっと動く, (さっと )微動する ▸ For a second, one of her eyes flickered open .一瞬彼女の目がぱっと見開かれた 4 〈木の葉などが〉ちらちら動く, 細かく震える; 〈旗などが〉翻る .他動詞 …を明滅させる ; … を震わせる; 〈株価為替など〉を (リアルタイムで )表示する .名詞 C 1 (灯火の )明滅 ; (映像画面などの )ちらつき ▸ images with no noticeable flicker 目だったちらつきのない画像 2 〖通例 a ～ of A 〗A 〈感情表情など〉のひらめき ▸ show a flicker of surprise 驚きの色を見せる 3 ちょっとした体 (の一部 )の動き; (木の葉の )そよぎ .4 ｟俗｠〖the ～s; 集合的に〗映画 .