| Main Entry: | peek/peep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sneaked look |
Synonyms: |
blink, gander, glance, glimpse, look-see, sight |
| Main Entry: | peek/peep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneak a look |
Synonyms: |
blink, glance, glimpse, have a gander, look, peer, snatch, snoop, spy, squint, stare, take a look |
| Main Entry: | peek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | glimpse |
Synonyms: |
gander, glance, look, peep, snoop, watch |
| Notes: | peak means 'maximize,' peek means 'to peep or snoop,' and pique means 'to excite or irritate' |
| Main Entry: | gaze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long, fixed stare |
Synonyms: |
fish eye, glaring, gun*, look, looking, ogling, peek, peep, rubbernecking, scrutiny, seeing, survey, watching |
| Main Entry: | gaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare at |
Synonyms: |
admire, beam*, bore*, contemplate, eye, eyeball, gape, gawk, get a load of, get an eyeful, glare, gloat, inspect, lamp, look, look fixedly, moon*, observe, ogle, peek, peep, peer, pin, pipe, regard, rubber, rubberneck, scrutinize, see, size up, survey, take in*, view, watch, wonder |
| Main Entry: | glance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brief look |
Synonyms: |
eye*, eyeball, flash*, fleeting look, gander, glimpse, lamp, look, look-see, peek, peep, quick look, sight, slant*, squint, swivel, view |
| Notes: | a glance captures more than a glimpse; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does |
Antonyms: |
stare |
| Main Entry: | glance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look at briefly |
Synonyms: |
browse, check out, dip into, flash*, flip through, gaze, get a load of, glimpse, leaf through, peek, peep, peer, riffle through, run over, run through, scan, see, skim through, take a gander, take in, thumb through, view |
Antonyms: |
stare |
| Main Entry: | glimpse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brief look |
Synonyms: |
eye, eyeball, flash*, gander, glance, glom, gun*, impression, lamp, look-see, peek, peep, quick look, sight, sighting, slant, squint, swivel |
Antonyms: |
stare |
| Main Entry: | glimpse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look briefly |
Synonyms: |
catch sight of, check out, descry, espy, eye, flash, get a load of, get an eyeful, peek, sight, spot, spy, take a gander, take in*, view |
Antonyms: |
stare |
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visual examination |
Synonyms: |
attention, beholding, case, cast, contemplation, evil eye, eye*, flash, gander, gaze, glance, glimpse, gun, inspection, introspection, keeping watch, leer, look-see, marking, noticing, observation, once-over, peek, reconnaissance, regard, regarding, review, scrutiny, sight, slant, speculation, squint, stare, surveillance, survey, swivel, view, viewing |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignorance |