Dictionary Check: squint
"squint" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
adjective
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Example:
"her eyes with their misted askance look"
noun
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
noun
the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
verb
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
Example:
"The children squinted so as to scare each other"
verb
be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
verb
partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
Example:
"The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield"
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