twinkling+of+an+eye

  • 41blink of an eye — noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) if I had the chance I d do it in a flash • Syn: ↑flash, ↑heartbeat, ↑instant, ↑jiffy, ↑split second, ↑trice, ↑twinkling, ↑ …

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  • 42princ — ? ? ( ?/ ?) twinkling of an eye, moment …

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  • 43KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

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  • 44instant — n Instant, moment, minute, second, flash, jiffy, twinkling, split second are comparable when they mean a particular point of time or a stretch of time of almost imperceptible duration. Instant and moment are often used interchangeably {to us …

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  • 45Instantaneity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Point of time. < N PARAG:Instantaneity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 instantaneity instantaneity instantaneousness immediacy Sgm: N 1 suddenness suddenness abruptness GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 moment moment instant …

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  • 46twinkle — ► VERB 1) (of a star or light) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint. 2) (of a person s eyes) sparkle with amusement or vivacity. 3) move lightly and rapidly. ► NOUN ▪ a twinkling sparkle or gleam. ● in a twinkling (of… …

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  • 47twinkly — twinkle ► VERB 1) (of a star or light) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint. 2) (of a person s eyes) sparkle with amusement or vivacity. 3) move lightly and rapidly. ► NOUN ▪ a twinkling sparkle or gleam. ● in a… …

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  • 48Tay al-Ard — (Arabic: طيّ الأرض literally folding up of the earth ) is the name for thaumaturgical teleportation in the mystical form of Islamic religious and philosophical tradition. The concept has been expressed as traversing the earth without moving ;… …

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  • 49flash — n 1. streak, patch, glint, lightning; shaft, ray, beam; gleam, glare, fulguration, coruscation; brightness, dazzle, dazzling, bedazzlement, bedazzling, blinding; blaze, flame, flare, spark, scintilla, scintillation; shimmer, flicker, twinkle,… …

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  • 50jiffy — n Informal. a little while, a short time, Inf. whipstitch; minute, moment, second, Inf. sec, split second, instant; flash, twinkling, twinkle, breath, trice; eyewink, wink of the eye, Fr. coup d oeil. twinkling of an eye, Inf. bat of an eye, two… …

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