Glimpse

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  • noun. A brief, incomplete view or look.
  • noun. A brief flash of light.
  • intransitive verb. To obtain a brief, incomplete view of.
  • intransitive verb. To look briefly; glance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A transient gleam; a momentary ray or flash of light.
  • noun. A transient or hurried view; a glance, as in passing; hence, a momentary or chance experience of anything; a faint perception.
  • noun. A faint trace or share; a slight tinge.
  • To glimmer; shine.
  • To come into momentary view; appear transiently or as in a flash.
  • To look momentarily or accidentally.
  • To get a momentary view of; see transiently.
  • To show or cause to be seen as by a glimpse. We conclude this survey with the mention of the psychology of the developing child, glimpsing as it does, in the budding capabilities of the infant, the microcosm of the race and an epitome of the struggle for civilization.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A sudden flash; transient luster.
  • noun. A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight.
  • noun. A faint idea; an inkling.
  • intransitive verb. to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.
  • transitive verb. To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A brief look, glance, or peek.
  • verb. To see or view briefly or incompletely.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. catch a glimpse of or see briefly
  • noun. a vague indication
  • noun. a quick look
  • noun. a brief or incomplete view
  • Word Usage
    "The words, '_There is not a glimpse of poetry in his Tragedies_,' should be, as written, '_There is not an extraneous glimpse_,' &c. ""
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