SQUINT
Scrabble letter values: S1Q10U1I1N1T1 = 15
Definition
- adjective (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy. — synonyms: askance, askant, asquint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes. — synonyms: strabismus
- noun the act of squinting.
- verb cross one's eyes as if in strabismus. — synonyms: squinch
- verb be cross-eyed.
- verb partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light.
Examples
- “her eyes with their misted askance look- Elizabeth Bowen”
- “sidelong glances”
- “looking with the eyes partly closed”