Definition of Glance

1. Noun. A quick look.

Exact synonyms: Coup D'oeil, Glimpse
Generic synonyms: Look, Looking, Looking At
Specialized synonyms: Eye-beaming, Side-glance, Side-look
Derivative terms: Glimpse

2. Verb. Throw a glance at; take a brief look at. "They glance up the hill"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
Exact synonyms: Glint, Peek
Generic synonyms: Look
Derivative terms: Peek

3. Verb. Hit at an angle.
Generic synonyms: Collide With, Hit, Impinge On, Run Into, Strike

Definition of Glance

1. n. A sudden flash of light or splendor.

2. v. i. To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.

3. v. t. To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye.

Definition of Glance

1. to look quickly [v GLANCED, GLANCING, GLANCES]

Medical Definition of Glance

1. 1. A sudden flash of light or splendor. "Swift as the lightning glance." (Milton) 2. A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a swift survey; a glimpse. "Dart not scornful glances from those eyes." (Shak) 3. An incidental or passing thought or allusion. "How fleet is a glance of the mind." (Cowper) 4. A name given to some sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic luster, as the sulphide of copper, called copper glance. Glance coal, anthracite; a mineral composed chiefly of carbon. Glance cobalt, cobaltite, or gray cobalt. Glance copper, calcocite. Glance wood, a hard wood grown in Cuba, and used for gauging instruments, carpenters' rules, etc. McElrath. Origin: Akin to D. Glans luster, brightness, G. Glanz, Sw. Glans, D. Glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. Gleen, Glint, Glitter, and Glance a mineral. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glance

glamoured
glamouring
glamourisation
glamourise
glamourization
glamourize
glamourized
glamourizes
glamourizing
glamourless
glamourous
glamours
glams
glam up
glance (current term)
glance (current term)
glanced
glancer
glancers
glances
glance over
glancing
glancingly
glancings
glancing wound
gland
gland
glandered
glanders
glanders

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