squint

Meaning of squint

noun
  1. An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
  2. The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
    He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.
  3. A quick or sideways glance.
  4. A short look.
  5. A hagioscope.
  6. (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
verb
  1. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
    The children squinted to frighten each other.
  2. To look or glance sideways.
  3. To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
  4. To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
  5. To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
  6. To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
    to squint an eye
adjective
  1. Looking obliquely; having the vision distorted.
  2. 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:

strabismus

Meaning squinch:

squinch

Meaning :

skelly

Translation of squint

Anagrams of squint

quints

Words that rhyme with squint

Quint, asquint, quint, suint

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