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[ skwint ] / skwɪnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR squint ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to look with the eyes partly closed. Ophthalmology. to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed. to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance. to make or have an indirect reference to or bearing on; tend or incline toward (usually followed by toward, at, etc.). verb (used with object)to close (the eyes) partly in looking: The baby squinted its eyes at the bright lights. to cause to squint; cause to look obliquely. nounan act or instance of squinting. Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye consisting in noncoincidence of the optic axes; strabismus. Informal. a quick glance: Let me have a squint at that paper. a looking obliquely or askance. an indirect reference. an inclination or tendency, especially an oblique or perverse one. Also called hagioscope. (in a church) a small opening in a wall giving a view of the altar. adjectivelooking obliquely; looking with a side glance; looking askance. Ophthalmology. (of the eyes) affected with strabismus. Origin of squint1350–1400 for earlier adv. sense; 1570–80 for adj. senses; Middle English; aphetic variant of asquint OTHER WORDS FROM squintsquinter, nounsquint·ing·ly, adverbsquint·ing·ness, nounun·squint·ing, adjectiveWords nearby squintsquillagee, squillion, squinancy, squinch, squinny, squint, squint-eyed, squinting modifier, squinty, squirarchy, squircle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for squintI tensed up and kind of squinted my eyes a little bit like, Ooooh, this is going to hurt. "Cougar Guy" Tells the Story Behind His Viral Video|Luke Whelan|October 16, 2020|Outside Online This squint test should be done on a mobile device to confirm that everything looks great for your mobile readers. Content creation guide: How to effectively think of SEO at every stage|Kelsey Raymond|June 19, 2020|Search Engine Watch You have to squint very hard to make the novel begin to line up with reality. American Dreams: How Bush Shaped Our Reading of Roth’s ‘The Plot Against America’|Nathaniel Rich|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yekaterina Samutsevich tried not to squint in the bright light of the studio lamps. Pussy Riot’s Yekaterina Samutsevich Speaks Out|Anna Nemtsova|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If you squint, you can see the Home Depot behind it gleaming bright and orange in the clear Texas air. Tourist Attractions of West Texas|David Frum|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST The crazed woman of the graveyards was Squint's lunatic wife, ready to kill, if necessary, for a husband who beat her. The Cross-Cut|Courtney Ryley Cooper "So I will, take a squint at that and see what you think of it," said Dan, glad to show off his precious microscope. Little Men|Louisa May Alcott So each of us in turn lay down in the snow and took a squint. And there was no longer anything disagreeable in the sailor's squint. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various And now she had to recant publicly, and confess that there was no squint at all. The Chaplain of the Fleet|Walter Besant and James Rice
British Dictionary definitions for squint
verb(usually intr) to cross or partly close (the eyes) (intr) to have a squint (intr) to look or glance sideways or askance nounthe nontechnical name for strabismus the act or an instance of squinting; glimpse Also called: hagioscope a narrow oblique opening in a wall or pillar of a church to permit a view of the main altar from a side aisle or transept informal a quick look; glance adjectivehaving a squint informal crooked; askew Derived forms of squintsquinter, nounsquinty, adjectiveWord Origin for squintC14: short for asquint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to squintpeek, peep, look, squinch, look askance Medical definitions for squintThe American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |