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SQUINT

Definition:

[noun] abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
Synonyms: strabismus
[verb] partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other"
Synonyms: squinch, cross one's eyes
[verb] be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
[adjective] (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"
Synonyms: askance, askant, a-eyed, sidelong