squints in English

noun

1

a permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye.

I had a bad squint

synonyms: cross-eyes, strabismus

2

a quick or casual look.

let me have a squint

synonyms: look, glance, peep, peek, glimpse, view, examination, study, inspection, scan, sight, eyeful, gander, look-see, once-over

3

an oblique opening through a wall in a church permitting a view of the altar from an aisle or side chapel.

The squint in the title of the play at Chelsea Theatre, is mainly one of those narrow slots in a wall in mediaeval churches where people excluded from the service can watch the Mass.

verb

1

look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.

the bright sun made them squint

synonyms: screw up one's eyes, narrow one's eyes, peer, blink

2

have eyes that look in different directions.

Melanie did not squint

synonyms: be cross-eyed, have a squint, suffer from strabismus

noun

look, glance, peep, peek, glimpse, view, examination, study, inspection, scan, sight, eyeful, gander, look-see, once-over
cross-eyes, strabismus
strabismus

verb

screw up one's eyes, be cross-eyed, squinch
screw up one's eyes, narrow one's eyes, peer, blink
be cross-eyed, have a squint, suffer from strabismus
squinch

Use "squints" in a sentence

1. Future squints.

2. " The squints "?

3. The squints, too.

4. The way he squints...

5. I'll call the squints.

6. Squints reported signs of abuse.

7. He grins and squints defiantly through thick glasses.

8. Booth, we are, all of us, your squints.

9. She clutches her pocketbook nervously and squints into the shadows.

10. 'Cause to be honest, you got me and the squints kind of worried here.

11. To that end, Beepo, Roadkill and Squints will be taking a hiatus while I keep the Browniness flowing

12. Sad enough, she thought, that red hair and those spots, but when he squints his eyes all up that way and scowls —why, the child looks half-witted!

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