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Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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blink

verb
  1. To open and close the eyes rapidly: bat 1, nictate, nictitate, twinkle, wink. See repetition, see
  2. To shine with intermittent gleams: flash, flicker, glimmer, twinkle, wink. See continue, light
  3. To pretend not to see. Also used with at: connive at, disregard, ignore, pass over, wink at. Idioms: be blind to, close (or shut) one's eyes to, look the other way, turn a blind eye to. See see
noun
  1. A brief closing of the eyes: nictation, nictitation, wink. See see
  2. A sudden quick light: coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, spark 1, twinkle, wink. See light

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