winkle

(wĭng'kəl)
n. Zoology
A periwinkle.


win·kle² (wĭng'kəl)
tr.v. Chiefly British, -kled, -kling, -kles.
To pry, extract, or force from a place or position. Often used with out.

[From WINKLE¹ (from the process of extracting periwinkles from their shells).]

periwinkle

Shellfish; small, snail-like, marine molluscs, Littorina littorea.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
  Synonym: periwinkle

Meaning #2: edible marine gastropod
  Synonym: periwinkle

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The verb winkle has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; of stars
  Synonyms: twinkle, scintillate

Meaning #2: gleam or glow intermittently
  Synonyms: flash, blink, wink, twinkle

Meaning #3: remove or displace from a position
  Synonym: winkle out

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - strandsnegl
v. tr. - lirke ud, hale ud, pille ud, tvinge til at komme frem

Nederlands (Dutch)
alikruik

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) bigorneau
v. tr. - extirper qch de qch/de qn

Deutsch (German)
n. - Strandschnecke
v. - herausholen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ.) λιττορίνη
v. - αποσπώ, βγάζω

Italiano (Italian)
pervinca, snidare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caramujo comestível (m)
v. - extrair

Русский (Russian)
выжать, вытеснить, вытащить, береговая улитка, литорина

Español (Spanish)
n. - bígaro (caracol marino comestible), bigarro (caracol marino comestible)
v. tr. - desalojar, extraer, sacar de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - havssnäcka
v. - dra ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
食用螺, 闪耀, 费劲挖出, 费劲找出, 把...驱逐出境, 挑出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 食用螺, 閃耀
v. tr. - 費勁挖出, 費勁找出, 把...驅逐出境, 挑出, 逐出

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경단고둥의 일종
v. tr. - 도려내다, (정보 등을) 알아내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - タマキビガイ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البرونق أي حلزون بحري (فعل) يخرج بقوة, ينزع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חלזון-ים‬
v. tr. - ‮פלט, הוציא‬

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