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squints

squints is the plural of squint.

squints is the third-person singular simple present indicative of squint.

Meaning of squint

Noun

squint (plural squints)

  1. An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
  2. The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
    • He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.
  3. (informal) A quick or sideways glance; a short look; a peep.
    • —And here she is, says Alf, that was giggling over the Police Gazette with Terry on the counter, in all her warpaint.
      —Give us a squint at her, says I.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: The Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
  4. A hagioscope.
  5. (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
  6. An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.

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Questions about squints

What is squints the plural of?
Squints is the plural of squint.

Words near squints in the dictionary

  1. squintingly
  2. squintings
  3. squintless
  4. squintly
  5. squintness
  6. squints
  7. squints like a bag of nails
  8. squinty
  9. squiny
  10. squinying
  11. squinzey

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