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Meaning
Verb
●
To
turn
(one's
eyes
or look) at something, often briefly.
●
To look
briefly
at (something).
●
To cause (light) to
gleam
or sparkle.
●
In Ball games:
To cause (something) to
move
obliquely.
To
hit
(a
ball
)
lightly
,
causing
it to
move in
another direction.
●
In Cricket:
To cause (something) to
move
obliquely.
To
hit
(a
ball
) with a
bat
held
in a
slanted
manner
; also, to
play
such a
stroke
against (the bowler).
●
To
communicate
(something) using the eyes.
●
To
touch
(something)
lightly
or
obliquely
; to graze.
●
To make an
incidental
or
passing
reflection
, often
unfavourably
, on (a
topic
); also, to make (an
incidental
or
passing
reflection
, often unfavourable).
●
In Cricket:
To
strike
and
fly off
in an
oblique
direction
; to
dart
aside.
To
hit
a
ball
with a
bat
held
in a
slanted
manner.
●
In Ichthyology:
To
strike
and
fly off
in an
oblique
direction
; to
dart
aside.
Of certain
juvenile
fish
,
chiefly
of the Cichlidae family: to
rapidly
touch
the
side
of its parent's body, usually to
feed
on mucus.
●
Of
light
, etc.: to
gleam
, to sparkle.
●
Of a
thing
: to
move in
a way that
catches
light
, and
flash
or glitter.
●
Often
followed by
at: of the
eyes
or a person: to look briefly.
●
Often
followed by
at: of a
topic
: to make an
incidental
or
passing
reflection
on, often
unfavourably
; to
allude
to; to
hint
at.
●
Followed by by: to
pass
near
without
coming into
contact.
●
To
move quickly
; to
dart
, to shoot.
Noun
●
A
brief
or
cursory
look.
●
A
quick
movement
that
catches
light
, and
causes
a
flash
or
glitter
; also, the
flash
or
glitter
.
●
In Cricket:
A
stroke
in which the
ball
is
hit with
a
bat
held
in a
slanted
manner.
●
In Ichthyology:
Of certain
juvenile
fish
,
chiefly
of the Cichlidae family: an
act
of
rapidly
touching
the
side
of its parent's body, usually to
feed
on mucus.
●
An
act
of
striking
and
flying
off in an
oblique
direction
; a deflection.
●
An
incidental
or
passing
allusion
or
thought
, often
unfavourable
,
expressed
on a topic.
●
In Minerals:
Short for
glance coal
(“any
hard
,
lustrous
coal
such as anthracite”).
●
Any of various
sulphides
, mostly dark-coloured, which have a
brilliant
metallic
lustre.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Glaunce
Glance
Gleg
Glimpse
Shufti
See
Related
Peek
Look
Gaze
Squint
Hint
Looking
Gander
Swipe
Sight
Looked
Wink
Marvel
Picture
Snapshot
Chuckle
Stab
Preview
Walk
Laugh
Sit
Stumble
Stared
Arrive
Yell
Smile
Overview
Gazed
Shot
Gazes
Jab
Look Back
Sneak Peek
Take A Look
Take A Gander
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Rhymes
Hans
Dance
Vance
Lance
Manse
Cants
Lance
Scans
Hance
Stance
Glance
Trance
Seance
Chance
France
Chance
Prance
Advance
Romance
Finance
Enhance
Askance
Entrance
Penzance
Torments
Perchance
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