Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight.
- 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 A sideways glance.
- noun A quick look or glance.
- noun An oblique reference or inclination.
- noun A hagioscope.
- adjective Looking obliquely or askance.
- adjective Squint-eyed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Looking obliquely.
- adjective Looking askance.
- transitive verb To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
- transitive verb To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.
- noun The act or habit of squinting.
- noun (Med.) A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
- noun (Arch.) Same as
Hagioscope . - intransitive verb To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
- intransitive verb (Med.) 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
look with theeyes partly closed, as inbright sunlight , or as a threatening expression - verb intransitive To look or
glance sideways - verb intransitive To look with, or have eyes that are
turned indifferent directions ; to suffer fromstrabismus . - verb intransitive, Scotland 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 radio transmission The angle by which the
transmission signal is offset from thenormal of a phased arrayantenna .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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(It also brings back Eric Millegan as the original "squint" - ern, Zack Addy, in happier times.)
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(It also brings back Eric Millegan as the original "squint" - ern, Zack Addy, in happier times.)
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The difficult spot, which the Dutch settlers called a squint path, was passed, and the waggon gained the top of the height, when at some distance a broad river was seen flowing to the southward.
Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Although the child squints, it must not be called squint-eyed, but love-eyed, and even a wart must be thought to become it.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Martin Luther 1514
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November 30th, 2009 / Posted by fp julia / Permalink one of our readers informed me of this amazing company called squint, located in england, that makes furniture, light fixtures and home accessories. they look like they would be a perfect fit for a free people store! their collections use a mix of contemporary and vintage fabrics, as well as woven english damasks, 19th century french trimmings, and japanese ceremonial kimono silks. i am in love with the dresser…
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November 30th, 2009 / Posted by fp julia / Permalink one of our readers informed me of this amazing company called squint, located in england, that makes furniture, light fixtures and home accessories. they look like they would be a perfect fit for a free people store! their collections use a mix of contemporary and vintage fabrics, as well as woven english damasks, 19th century french trimmings, and japanese ceremonial kimono silks. i am in love with the dresser…
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Some people kind of squint or scowl when they get tired.
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"Need to create an idea-friendly environment where leaders can 'squint' and see the shape of an idea" - Tom Kelley #hksummit Yes!
Archive 2009-04-19 Rhonda Carrier 2009
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"Need to create an idea-friendly environment where leaders can 'squint' and see the shape of an idea" - Tom Kelley #hksummit Yes!
#hksummit Day 1 Rhonda Carrier 2009
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