look+obliquely

  • 1squint — 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… …

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  • 2squint — /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 …

  • 3Skew — Skew, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skewing}.] 1. To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely. [1913 Webster] Child, you must walk straight, without skewing. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To start aside; to shy, as …

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  • 4Skewed — Skew Skew, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skewing}.] 1. To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely. [1913 Webster] Child, you must walk straight, without skewing. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To start aside; to… …

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  • 5Skewing — Skew Skew, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skewing}.] 1. To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely. [1913 Webster] Child, you must walk straight, without skewing. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To start aside; to… …

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  • 6Squint — Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squinting}.] 1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance. [1913 Webster] Some can squint when they will. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To have the axes of the… …

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  • 7Squinted — Squint Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squinting}.] 1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance. [1913 Webster] Some can squint when they will. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To have the axes… …

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  • 8Squinting — Squint Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squinting}.] 1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance. [1913 Webster] Some can squint when they will. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To have the axes… …

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  • 9skew — /skyooh/, v.i. 1. to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course. 2. to look obliquely; squint. v.t. 3. to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely. 4. Slang. to make conform to a specific concept, attitude, or planned result; …

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  • 10skew — /skju / (say skyooh) verb (i) 1. to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course. 2. to look obliquely; squint. 3. to drive a skewnail. –verb (t) 4. to give an oblique direction to; shape or form obliquely. 5. Carpentry to drive (a nail)… …