Squint

ahd-5
  • intransitive verb. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To look or glance sideways.
  • intransitive verb. To look askance, as in disapproval.
  • intransitive verb. To have an indirect reference or inclination.
  • intransitive verb. To be affected with strabismus.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to squint.
  • intransitive verb. To close (the eyes) partly while looking.
  • noun. The act or an instance of squinting.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A sideways glance.
  • noun. A quick look or glance.
  • noun. An oblique reference or inclination.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A hagioscope.
  • adjective. Looking obliquely or askance.
  • adjective. Squint-eyed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Looking different ways; characterized by non-coincidence of the optic axes; affected with strabismus: said of eyes.
  • That looks or is directed obliquely; looking askance; indirect; oblique; sinister.
  • noun. An affection of the eyes, consisting in non-coincidence of the optic axes; a squint eye; strabismus (which see).
  • noun. An oblique or furtive look; a furtive glance; hence (colloquially), a leaning, an inclination: as, he had a decided squint toward democracy.
  • noun. In architecture, an oblique opening through the walls of some old churches, usually having for its object to enable a person in the transepts or aisles to see the elevation of the host at the high altar.
  • To look askew, or with the eyes differently directed; look askance.
  • To be affected with strabismus.
  • To run or be directed obliquely; have an indirect reference or bearing.
  • To render squint or oblique; affect with strabismus.
  • To turn, cast, or direct obliquely.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Looking obliquely.
  • adjective. Looking askance.
  • noun. The act or habit of squinting.
  • noun. A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
  • noun. Same as Hagioscope.
  • intransitive verb. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
  • intransitive verb. To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; to be cross-eyed.
  • intransitive verb. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
  • intransitive verb. To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
  • intransitive verb. To look with the eyes partly closed.
  • transitive verb. To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
  • transitive verb. To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression
  • verb. To look or glance sideways
  • verb. To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
  • verb. To be not quite straight, off-centred. Most famous is the acclaimed "squinty" bridge in Glasgow. This term may be peculiarly Scottish.
  • noun. An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
  • noun. The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus.
  • noun. A quick or sideways glance.
  • noun. A short look.
  • noun. A hagioscope.
  • noun. The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
  • Word Usage
    "(It also brings back Eric Millegan as the original "squint" - ern, Zack Addy, in happier times.)"
    cross-reference
    Equivalent
    indirect  
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Clint  Flint  Schwindt  clint  dint  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    verb-form