| 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 |
| Notes: | a glance captures more than a glimpse; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does |
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: | discover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find, uncover |
Synonyms: |
ascertain, bring to light, catch, come across, come upon, conceive, contrive, debunk, design, detect, determine, devise, dig up, discern, disclose, distinguish, elicit, espy, explore, ferret out, get wind of, get wise to, glimpse, hear, identify, invent, learn, light upon, locate, look up, nose out, notice, observe, originate, perceive, pick up on, pioneer, realize, recognize, reveal, see, sense, smoke out, spot, think of, turn up, unearth |
| Notes: | The word discover goes back to Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover.' By 1553, it was used to mean 'seeing or gaining knowledge of something previously unknown' and 'finding out; bringing to light.' You discover ('uncover') something that is already there, something that has existed but is generally unknown - but you invent something that has never existed before. |
Antonyms: |
lose, miss, pass by |
| 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 |
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: | 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 |
| 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: | see |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perceive with eyes |
Synonyms: |
be apprised of, beam, behold, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, clock, contemplate, descry, detect, discern, distinguish, espy, examine, eye, flash, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glare, glimpse, heed, identify, inspect, lay eyes on, look, look at, make out, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, pay attention to, peek, peep, peer, peg, penetrate, pierce, recognize, regard, remark, scan, scope, scrutinize, sight, spot, spy, stare, survey, take notice, view, watch, witness |
Antonyms: |
be blind |
| Main Entry: | spy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secretly follow, watch another's actions |
Synonyms: |
case, catch sight of, discover, examine, eyeball, fish out, get a load of, glimpse, keep under surveillance, look for, meddle, notice, observe, peep, pry, recon, reconnoiter, scout, scrutinize, search, set eyes on, shadow, sleuth, snoop, spot, stag, stake out, tail, take in, take note, trail, view, watch |
