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| aperçu |
(French) a quick glimpse; glance. [1/3 definitions] |
| askance |
with a sideways glance; indirectly. [1/2 definitions] |
| asquint |
with an oblique or sidelong glance; out of the corner of the eye; askance. |
| at first blush |
when first observed; at first glance. |
| basilisk |
in classical mythology, a lizard, serpent, or dragon with a deadly breath or glance. [1/2 definitions] |
| cast |
to direct (one's eyes, or a look or glance). [1/18 definitions] |
| glimpse |
to look quickly; glance (usu. fol. by "at"). [1/4 definitions] |
| look |
to turn one's glance, attention, or focus of interest in a particular direction. [3/12 definitions] |
| look-in |
a quick glance. [1/2 definitions] |
| peek |
to look quickly or furtively, often through a small opening or from a hiding place; glance; peep. [1/3 definitions] |
| sidelong |
directed to one side, as a motion or glance. [1/5 definitions] |
| skim |
to glance through (a magazine, book, or the like) quickly or inattentively. [1/8 definitions] |
| thumb |
to glance through, soil, or wear (a book, magazine, or the like, or its pages), as by turning pages with the thumb. [1/5 definitions] |
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