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squint

(skw/I/nt )

Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.(adjective)

source: webster1913

abnormal alignment of one or both eyes(noun.state)

Synonym:
strabismus

source: wordnet30
the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
The act or habit of squinting.(noun)

source: webster1913

cross one's eyes as if in strabismus(verb.body)

Example:
The children squinted so as to scare each other.

Synonym:
squinch

source: wordnet30
be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus(verb.perception)

source: wordnet30
partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light(verb.body)

Example:
The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield.

source: wordnet30
To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.(verb)

source: webster1913
To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.(verb)

source: webster1913
To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.(verb)

source: webster1913

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