squint
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(verb) partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other" |
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Synonyms: cross one's eyes, squinch |
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Related Words: grimace |
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(verb) be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus |
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Related Words: look |
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(noun) abnormal alignment of one or both eyes |
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Synonyms: strabismus |
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Related Words: abnormalcy, abnormality, convergent strabismus, cross-eye, crossed eye, divergent strabismus, walleye |
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(satellite adjective) (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" |
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Synonyms: askance, askant, asquint, sidelong, squint-eyed, squinty |
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