look+obliquely

  • 91glance — [[t]glæns, glɑns[/t]] v. glanced, glanc•ing, n. 1) to look quickly or briefly 2) to gleam or flash; scintillate 3) to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by off): The arrow glanced off his… …

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  • 92glance — ► VERB 1) take a brief or hurried look. 2) strike at an angle and bounce off obliquely. ► NOUN ▪ a brief or hurried look. DERIVATIVES glancing adjective. ORIGIN Old French glacier to slip , from glace ice …

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  • 93glancing — glance ► VERB 1) take a brief or hurried look. 2) strike at an angle and bounce off obliquely. ► NOUN ▪ a brief or hurried look. DERIVATIVES glancing adjective. ORIGIN Old French glacier to slip , from glace ice …

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  • 94SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, JEWISH — Fantasy is a genre of literature in which realistic narratives are disrupted by unnatural or unexplainable events. The term Science Fiction (SF) emerged during the 1930s as a catchall descriptor for a publishing category with roots traceable to… …

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  • 95Across — A*cross , adv. 1. From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The squint eyed Pharisees look across at all the actions of Christ. Bp. Hall. [1913… …

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  • 96Asquint — A*squint , adv. [Cf. {Askant}, {Squint}.] With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to look asquint. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 97Point — (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as …

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  • 98Pointed — Point Point (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also… …

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  • 99Pointing — Point Point (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also… …

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  • 100Squint — Squint, v. t. 1. To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes. [1913 Webster] He . . . squints the eye, and makes the harelid. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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