Reverse Dictionary: SQUINT

ADJECTIVES
► A-GLEG asquint → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ATHURT-EYED squinting → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BOSS-EYED having only one good eye; squint-eyed, cross-eyed → 1860 sl.
► COCK-EYED squint-eyed → 1821 UK
► GUNNY-EYED squinting, ‘one-eyed’ → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► QUEER-OGLED squinting → E19 UK criminals’ sl.
► SCREECH-EYED having the eyes narrowed → 1968 Amer. dial.
► SCRINCH-EYED having the eyes narrowed → 1967 Amer. dial.
► SCROUGED UP of the eyes: contracted, narrowed → 1909 Amer. dial.
► SKELLIED squint-eyed; squinting → 1821 Sc.
► SKEWGEE askew, squinting, crooked → L19
► SQUINNY squinting, looking askance, peering → a1825
► TANGLE-EYED having squint eyes; cross-eyed → 1892 Amer. dial.
► THIRT-EYED squint-eyed → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THWART-EYED squint-eyed → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TWY-EYED cross-eyed, squinting → 19C Eng. dial.
► WAPPER-EYED blinking, blear-eyed, squinting; having restless eyes → 1604 Eng. dial.
► YAW-SIGHTED cross-eyed, squinting → 1751 nautical sl.

ADVERBS
► AGLEY asquint; awry, obliquely → 1824 Sc.
► A-GOGGLE with a squint → 1510
► ASKOY asquint, obliquely → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► SKENNINGLY with a squint, squintingly, askew → 1611

NOUNS
► EAST EYE a squint, a cast in the eye → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCOUK ► SKOOK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look → c1715 Sc.
► SKEWGEE a squint → L19 sl.
► SQUINNY a squint, a sly glance, a look; a person who squints → 1881

NOUNS – PERSON
► COCK-EYE one who squints → 1750
► GANDER a person with one eye, or who squints → 1892 Eng. dial.
► GLEER ► GLEYER one who squints → a1400 obs.
► GLIMER one who squints → 1483 obs.
► GLUSKER a person who squints → 1440 obs.
► GLUSTARE one who squints → 1886 obs. (Bk.)
► GLYER one who squints → a1400 obs.
► MOON-EYED HEN a squinting wench → 1796 sl.
► PINKANY a person who blinks; a squinting or short-sighted person → 1593 obs.
► SQUINNY a squint, a sly glance, a look; a person who squints → 1881
► SQUINT-A-PIPES a squinting man or woman → 1788 sl. obs.
► TANGLE-EYE a person with squint eyes; a cross-eyed person → 1939 Amer. dial.
► WESTLOOKER a person who has a squint or cast of the eye → 1425 obs.

VERBS
► GLUSK to squint → 1440 obs.
► KAIN to look, to peer; to look shyly or askance; to squint → 1847 Eng. dial.
► LOOK ADOYLE to squint → 1787 obs.
► PUT ON A BOSS to affect a squint in order to make oneself look more threatening → L19 sl.
► SCAN to squint → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCLOOT to squint → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCREECH to close your eyes part way, as in looking at the sun, etc. → 1968 Amer. dial.
► SCRINCH to close the eyes part way, as when looking at the sun, etc. → 1967 Amer. dial.
► SCRINGE to close your eyes part way, as when looking at the sun, etc. → 1968 Amer. dial.
► SCROOCH to narrow the eyes, to squint → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SKELLY to squint → 1776 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► SKEN to squint; to give a side look; to glance → 1611 Eng. dial.
► SKIME to squint, to look askance → 1691 N. Eng. dial.
► SQUINCH to squint; to distort the face → 1840
► SQUINNY to squint, to look askance; to peer with partly closed eyes, to peep → 1605
► SQUINT LIKE A BAG OF NAILS to squint in all directions → 1993 Amer. dial.