| Main Entry: | squint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scrunch up eyes when viewing |
Synonyms: |
cock the eye, look, look askance, look cross-eyed, peek, peep, screw up eyes, squinch |
Antonyms: |
open |
| Main Entry: | blink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wink of eye; twinkle |
Synonyms: |
bat, flash, flicker, flutter, glimmer, glitter, nictate, nictitate, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, squint |
| 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: | 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: | leer |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | look at longingly |
Synonyms: |
eye, eyeball, gloat, goggle, ogle, smirk, sneer, squint, stare, wink |
| 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: | verb |
| Definition: | sneak a look |
Synonyms: |
blink, glance, glimpse, have a gander, look, peer, snatch, snoop, spy, squint, stare, take a look |
| Main Entry: | peer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scan, scrutinize |
Synonyms: |
bore, eagle eye, eye*, eyeball, focus, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glare, glim, gloat, inspect, look, peep, pin, pry, rubberneck, snoop, spy, squint, stare |
| Main Entry: | view |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination |
Synonyms: |
analysis, audit, check, contemplation, display, eyeball, flash*, gander, inspection, lamp, look, look-see, perlustration, review, scan, scrutiny, sight, slant, squint, survey, viewing |
| Main Entry: | wink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flutter, flick |
Synonyms: |
bat, blink, flash, gleam, glimmer, glitter, nictate, nictitate, sparkle, squinch, squint, twinkle |