Squint
WordNet
adjective
(1) (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
"Her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen
"Sidelong glances"
noun
(2) The act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
(3) Abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
verb
(4) Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
"The children squinted so as to scare each other"
(5) Partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
"The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield"
(6) Be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression
- The children squinted to frighten each other.
- To look or glance sideways
- To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
- 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.
- The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus.
- He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.
- A quick or sideways glance.
- A hagioscope.
- The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.