Tuesday word: Nictate
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Nictate (verb)
nictate, Also nictitate [nik-teyt]
verb (used without object)
1. to wink.
Other forms: nictating
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Origin: First recorded in 1755–65; from Latin nictātus, past participle of nictāre “to wink, fidget”
When you nictate, you blink. Snakes don't have eyelids, so they can't nictate.
The technical term for what you do when your eyelids close is nictate, or alternately, nictitate. Whether you're blinking in the sunshine or winking at your friend after giving the substitute math teacher a hard time, you nictate. Almost every single animal has the ability to nictate, and even those without true eyelids have a protective membrane that occasionally covers their eyeballs. The Latin root is nictare, "to blink."
Nictate (verb)
nictate, Also nictitate [nik-teyt]
verb (used without object)
1. to wink.
Other forms: nictating
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1755–65; from Latin nictātus, past participle of nictāre “to wink, fidget”
When you nictate, you blink. Snakes don't have eyelids, so they can't nictate.
The technical term for what you do when your eyelids close is nictate, or alternately, nictitate. Whether you're blinking in the sunshine or winking at your friend after giving the substitute math teacher a hard time, you nictate. Almost every single animal has the ability to nictate, and even those without true eyelids have a protective membrane that occasionally covers their eyeballs. The Latin root is nictare, "to blink."
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Tuesday: The Letter "C"
Apr. 14th, 2026 12:16 amAs a reminder, we are using a new posting schedule. Sundays are for Lonely Prompts and sharing the fills that you completed during the week, Tuesdays and Thursdays are for new themes and prompts, and Saturdays will remain a Free for All.
Today's theme is the letter "c". All prompts should center around a word or words starting with "c".
Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ The X-Files, Dana Scully & Fox Mulder, cursed objects
+ DC, any Teen Titan, carelessness
+ Any, any F/F, caress
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