nnoun.stateabnormal alignment of one or both eyesSynset:strabismus
Derivationally Related Form:squint
Hypernyms:abnormalcy abnormality
Inherited Hypernyms:strabismusabnormalityphysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:convergent strabismuscross-eyecrossed eyedivergent strabismusesotropiaexotropiawalleye
Full Hyponyms:cross-eyewalleye
nnoun.actthe act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closedDerivationally Related Form:squint
Hypernyms:look looking looking at
Inherited Hypernyms:squintlooksensingsensory activityactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.bodycross one's eyes as if in strabismusSynset:squinch
Examples:- The children squinted so as to scare each other
Derivationally Related Form:squintersquint
Hypernyms:grimace make a face pull a face
Inherited Hypernyms:squintgrimacecommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.perceptionbe cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismusDerivationally Related Form:squint
Hypernyms:look
Inherited Hypernyms:squintlook
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | They --- up the hill (apply to: squint)
vverb.bodypartly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding lightExamples:- The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield
Hypernyms:look
Inherited Hypernyms:squintlookbe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adj satadj.all(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envySynset:askance askant asquint sidelong squint-eyed squinty
Examples:- her eyes with their misted askance look - Elizabeth Bowen
- sidelong glances
Antonyms:direct
Inherited Hypernyms:askance
Similar to:indirect