See Also: blink(2)(dictionary)
blink(dictionary)
blink(1)(dictionary)
Blink rate(health)
blink 1, verb(dictionary)
blink 2, noun(dictionary)
stale(4)(dictionary)
stale(3)(dictionary)
stale(5)(dictionary)
stale(7)(dictionary)

blink 2, noun (oh) and stale (oh)


blink 2, noun (oh)



2 n
on the blink
spoken not working properly
::My computer's on the blink again.
in the blink of an eye
very quickly
[C] the action of quickly shutting and opening your eyes

stale (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from Old French estale 'standing still, settled', from estal 'standing place']
bread or cake that is stale is no longer fresh or good to eat
-opposite fresh fresh
::French bread goes stale (=becomes stale) very quickly.
::stale cake
air that is stale is not fresh or pleasant
-opposite fresh fresh
::the smell of stale smoke
not interesting or exciting any more
::stale jokes
::Other marriages might go stale , but not theirs.
if you get stale, you have no new ideas, interest, or energy, because you have been doing the same thing for too long
::If you stay in the job for more than 10 years, you get stale .
::He was becoming stale and running out of ideas.
-- staleness n [U]