squint

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
• Syn:
strabismus
• Hypernyms:
abnormality, abnormalcy
• Hyponyms:
cross-eye, crossed eye, convergent strabismus, esotropia, walleye,
divergent strabismus, exotropia
2. the act of squinting;
looking with the eyes partly closed
• Hypernyms:
look, looking, looking at

II - verb

1. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus (Freq. 3)
- The children squinted so as to scare each other
• Syn:
squinch
• Derivationally related forms:
squinter
• Hypernyms:
grimace, make a face, pull a face
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. be cross-eyed;
have a squint or strabismus
• Hypernyms:
look
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- They squint up the hill
3. partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
- The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield
• Hypernyms:
look
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

III - adjective

(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen
- sidelong glances
• Syn:
askance, askant, asquint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
• Similar to:
indirect

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  askance, askant, asquint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong, strabismus, squinch