Unscramble squint

Definition of squint

adjective:

• (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen; "her eyes with their misted askance look", "sidelong glances". Synonyms: askance, askant, asquint, sidelong, squint-eyed, squinty.

noun:

• abnormal alignment of one or both eyes. Synonyms: strabismus.
• the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed.

verb:

• cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other". Synonyms: squinch.
• be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus.
• partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light; "The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield".

Related words

esotropia, exotropia, walleye.

Words nearby

asquint, quint, squinty, squirt.

Rhymes with

dint, flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, print, quint, reprint, splint, sprint, stint, tint.