squint
Meaning of squint
noun
- An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
- The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.
- A quick or sideways glance.
- A short look.
- A hagioscope.
- (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
- 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 have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
- To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
- To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
to squint an eye
- Looking obliquely; having the vision distorted.
- Askew, not level
Information about squint
- The plural form of squint is: squints.
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Hyphenation of squint
squint
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- squint is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
squint synonyms
Meaning askance:
askance, askant, asquint, squinty, sidelong
Meaning strabismus:
Meaning squinch:
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Translation of squint
- Italian: sospettoso, obliquo, diffidente, strabico
- Spanish: sospechosa, desconfiada, tuerto, bizco, estrábico, ojituerto, tuerta, bizca, estrábica, ojituerta
- French: méfiant, loucher, bigler, louchant, loucheur, strabique, louchon
- German: schielen, schielend
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