Glance

  • 121side glance — noun 1. A sidelong glance 2. A passing allusion • • • Main Entry: ↑side …

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  • 122(a) sidelong glance — a sidelong glance/look/ phrase the action of moving your eyes to one side without moving your head much She couldn’t resist a sidelong glance at him. Thesaurus: looks and sightssynonym Main entry: sidelong …

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  • 123sneak a glance at — sneak a look/​glance etc at phrase to secretly take a quick look at someone or something He sneaked a glance at what she was writing. Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry: sneak …

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  • 124steal a glance — steal a glance/look/ phrase to look at someone or something secretly and quickly Bored, he stole a glance at his watch. Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry: steal …

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  • 125fore|glance — «FR GLANS, FOHR ; GLAHNS», noun. 1. the act of glancing forward. 2. a view or glance beforehand: »How…interesting it would be to have a foreglance into a science textbook of a century hence (James J. Hissey) …

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  • 126dart a glance/look at — to look suddenly and briefly at (something or someone) She darted a suspicious glance at her sister. • • • Main Entry: ↑dart …

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  • 127at a (single) glance — at a (single) ˈglance idiom immediately; with only a quick look • He could tell at a glance what was wrong. Main entry: ↑glanceidiom …

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  • 128antimony glance — Stibnite Stib nite, n. (Min.) A mineral of a lead gray color and brilliant metallic luster, occurring in prismatic crystals; sulphide of antimony; called also {antimony glance}, and {gray antimony}. [1913 Webster] …

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