glimpse
blink
lay eyes on
gliff
set eyes on
viddy
at the sight of
at sight
clap eyes on
first blush
await
eye
seeingly
have eyes on
appear
aseethe
scanned
spy
sight
vada
ocular
espy
spot
descry
catch sight of
flash
visually
gleg
conform to
regard
overgaze
gaze
behold
gizzing
shufti
study
in view
optology
peep
prink
peek
ware
dekko
survey
viewed
catch
vision
visual sensation
gimlet-eyed
take in
watch
gleyed
look-saw
peer
see
view
swivel-eyed
notice
look-in
perceptible
looky-loo
resighting
gaup
detectable
mark
be unable to believe one's eyes
gazy
note
agoggled
begaze
'
insee
pick up
gander
foreglance
seeing
nark
squinny
catch a glimpse
VLOS
gleek
afterseen
skew
catch sight
get a look
vigilous
forasmuch
skelly
keep an eye peeled
hindlook
peckled
aseethe
scanned
ocular
viewed
gimlet-eyed
gleyed
swivel-eyed
perceptible
detectable
gazy
agoggled
afterseen
vigilous
peckled
seeingly
visually
forasmuch
blink
first blush
eye
glimpse
shufti
optology
peep
peek
ware
sight
dekko
survey
vision
visual sensation
peer
view
look-in
looky-loo
resighting
notice
gander
foreglance
seeing
VLOS
gleek
skew
hindlook
watch
glimpse
lay eyes on
gliff
set eyes on
viddy
clap eyes on
await
have eyes on
appear
spy
sight
vada
espy
spot
descry
catch sight of
flash
gleg
conform to
regard
overgaze
gaze
behold
gizzing
study
prink
catch
take in
watch
look-saw
see
view
notice
gaup
mark
be unable to believe one's eyes
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begaze
insee
pick up
nark
squinny
catch a glimpse
catch sight
get a look
skelly
keep an eye peeled
peek
foreglance
noun
- A glimpse or glance.
- A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
- The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
verb
- To teleport, mostly for short distances.
- To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- To flash headlights on a car at.
- To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
- To send a signal with a lighting device.
- To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
- To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
verb
prep
prep_phrase
verb
- come into sight or view
- give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
- be issued or published
- (of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent
- come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
- appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
- present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
adj
verb
verb
- catch sight of
- detect with the senses
- mar or impair with a flaw
- make a spot or mark onto
- become spotted
- mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
noun
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
- an outstanding characteristic
- a blemish made by dirt
- a small contrasting part of something
- a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
- a business establishment for entertainment
- a slight attack of illness
- a small piece or quantity of something
- a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
verb
verb
- To be visible briefly.
- To make visible briefly.
- To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- To burst out into violence.
- To send by some startling or sudden means.
- To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- To expose one's intimate body part or piece of clothing, often momentarily. (Contrast streak.)
- To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- To perform a flash.
- To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- To communicate quickly.
adj
- Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
- Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
- Having plenty of ready money.
- Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
noun
- A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- A pool.
- Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A form of military insignia.
- A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A flashlight; an electric torch.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- A very short amount of time.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
verb
verb
noun
verb
- To look at minutely.
- To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
- To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- To take a course or courses on a subject.
- To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
noun
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
- The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
- An academic publication.
- A piece for special practice; an étude.
- The act of studying or examining; examination.
- One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
prep_phrase
noun
noun
- A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
- The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
- A feeble utterance or complaint.
- A sandpiper or other small wader.
- The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
- A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- person.
verb
noun
verb
- see or watch
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- to hook or entangle
- attract and fix
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- reach in time
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- be struck or affected by
- check oneself during an action
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- detect a blunder or misstep
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- come down with
- start burning
- perceive by hearing
- suffer from the receipt of
- attract; cause to be enamored
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- take in and retain
- spread or be communicated
- be the catcher
- become aware of
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
noun
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- the quantity that was caught
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
- see or watch
- provide with shelter
- fool or hoax
- suck or take up or in
- visit for entertainment
- call for and obtain payment of
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs
- fold up
- take up mentally
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- accept
- take in, also metaphorically
- take up as if with a sponge
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take into one's family
- make (clothes) smaller
verb
- see or watch
- look attentively
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- observe with attention
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- observe or determine by looking
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
noun
- a small portable timepiece
- a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
adj
noun
- A look; a glance.
- Someone who pees, someone who urinates.
- Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else).
- A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.
- Someone who is approximately the same age (as someone else).
- A comrade; a companion; an associate.
verb
- To make equal in rank.
- To carry communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Contrast with transit where one pays another network provider to carry one's traffic.
- To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
verb
- see or watch
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- deem to be
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- come together
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- go to see for professional or business reasons
- go to see for a social visit
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- take charge of or deal with
- receive as a specified guest
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- see and understand, have a good eye
- deliberate or decide
- observe as if with an eye
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
- conduct someone someplace
- match or meet
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
noun
noun
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- the visual percept of a region
- the range of the eye
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
- outward appearance
verb
verb
- notice or perceive
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
- make or write a comment on
- express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
noun
- an announcement containing information about an event
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- a request for payment
- advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- polite or favorable attention
- a short critical review
noun
- A look at something; a glance; an opportunity to look around.
- A person who comes into a store and looks around but doesn't buy anything.
- One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.
- I was busy all day, but barely made any commissions because I spent all my time with a couple looky-loos.
verb
verb
- notice or perceive
- attach a tag or label to
- designate as if by a mark
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- make or leave a mark on
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- mark with a scar
- make small marks into the surface of
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make underscoring marks
- remove from a list
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- insert punctuation marks into
noun
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a distinguishing symbol
- a reference point to shoot at
- a visible indication made on a surface
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- an indication of damage
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
verb
- notice or perceive
- make mention of
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- make a written note of
noun
- a brief written record
- a short personal letter
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- a characteristic emotional quality
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
verb
particle
verb
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- take and lift upward
- take up by hand
- give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
- gather or collect
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- get in addition, as an increase
- take into custody
- buy casually or spontaneously
- register (perceptual input)
- lift out or reflect from a background
- meet someone for sexual purposes
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- eat by pecking at, like a bird
- gain or regain energy
verb
noun
- A squint or sidelong glance.
- A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
- The coping of a gable.
- A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
- Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
- A kind of wooden vane or cowl in a chimney which revolves according to the direction of the wind and prevents smoking.
- An oblique or sideways movement.
- A piece of rock lying in a slanting position and tapering upwards which overhangs a working-place in a mine and is liable to fall.
- A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
- A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
verb
- To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
- To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.
- To bias or distort in a particular direction.
- To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
- To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
- To hurl or throw.
- To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
adj
- Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
- Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.
- Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
adv
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