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adj. vindögd, skelögd--------n. vindögdhet--------v. skela; kika* * *[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) skela2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) kisa2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) vindögdhet, skelning2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) titt3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) sned
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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
