heliotrope vs twinkle

heliotrope

noun
  • A light purple or violet colour. 

  • Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens. 

  • A bloodstone (a variety of quartz). 

  • An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor. 

  • The fragrance of heliotrope flowers. 

  • A plant that turns so that it faces the sun. 

adj
  • Light purple or violet. 

  • Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun. 

twinkle

noun
  • A sparkle or glimmer of light. 

  • A brief moment; a twinkling. 

  • The female genitalia. 

  • A sparkle of delight in the eyes. 

  • A flitting movement. 

verb
  • To bat, blink or wink the eyes. 

  • To be bright with delight. 

  • To flit to and fro. 

  • To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer. 

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