Close and Wink

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Close verb - To come to an end.

Usage example: the services closed with a short prayer

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Wink and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wink" instead the word "Close" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Wink verb - To rapidly open and close one's eyes.

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Close and wink are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead the word "Wink" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: winking, winked, winkled

eyes	close eyes	wink eyes
times	close times	wink times

Louis Rukeyser would close every episode of Wall $treet Week with a gentle and warm wink at the camera before wishing the viewers a good night.

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But while the subtext lives on in each supplementary material and adaptation, none have ever managed to clarify whether it really was canon way back in the original, and so the two seem to remain 'those two super close friends who act just like they're in love, wink wink'.

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