blinker

  1. Noun.  Something that blinks, as the turn signal of an automobile.
  2. Noun.  Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways.
  3. Noun.  Whatever obstructs sight or discernment: WikiQuote.
  4. Noun.  (rare) Eyelid.
  5. Noun.  (context, cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.
  6. Verb.  To put blinkers on.

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