skwint

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• squint-eyed — /skwint uyd /, adj. 1. affected with or characterized by strabismus. 2. looking obliquely or askance. 3. manifesting a malicious, envious, or spiteful attitude or disposition: squint eyed with vengefulness and blind to reason. [1580 90] * * * …   Universalium

• squint — 1. SYN: strabismus. 2. To suffer from strabismus. convergent s. SYN: esotropia. divergent s. SYN: exotropia. external s. SYN: exotropia. internal s. SYN: esotropia …   Medical dictionary

• squint — squint1 [ skwınt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to close your eyes slightly and try to see something, either because of a bright light or because your eyes do not work very well: She was squinting because of the glare. squint at: He squinted at her in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• squinteyed — [skwint′īd΄] adj. squinting; specif., a) cross eyed b) looking askance; malicious; prejudiced; spiteful * * * …   Universalium

• asquint — /euh skwint /, adv., adj. with an oblique glance or squint; askance; slyly; dubiously. [1200 50; ME, equiv. to a A 1 + squint, of uncert. orig.] * * * …   Universalium

• squint — squinter, n. squintingly, adv. squintingness, n. /skwint/, v.i. 1. to look with the eyes partly closed. 2. Ophthalm. to be affected with strabismus; be cross eyed. 3. to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance. 4. to make or have an… …   Universalium

• squint — squint1 [skwınt] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: squint (of the eyes) [i] looking in different directions (16 21 centuries), from asquint across, obliquely (13 19 centuries)] 1.) to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• asquint — /əˈskwɪnt/ (say uh skwint) adverb with an oblique glance. {a 1 + squint (of uncertain origin; compare Dutch schuinte slope) …  

• squint — /skwɪnt / (say skwint) verb (i) 1. to look with the eyes partly closed. 2. to be affected with strabismus; be cross eyed. 3. to look or glance obliquely or sideways; look askance. –verb (t) 4. to close (the eyes) partly in looking. 5. to cause to …  

• squint-eyed — /ˈskwɪnt aɪd/ (say skwint uyd) adjective 1. affected with or characterised by strabismus. 2. looking obliquely or askance …  

• asquint — [ə skwint′] adv., adj. [ME on skwyn (see ASKANCE): infl. by SQUINT] with a squint; out of the corner of the eye …   English World dictionary