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noun
- (rare) a sudden jerking movement
- a rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another
- 1993: He added the bill with a single of his pulsing eyes. " Will Self, My Idea of Fun
- the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins
- (music) the sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow
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| skiascope |
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noun
- a retinoscope
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| squint |
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noun
- An expression in which the eyes are partly closed
- The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, because of strabismus
- He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.
- A quick or sideways glance.
- A hagioscope.
- An offset of transmission from the normal of a phased array antenna.
verb
- (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight
- (intransitive) To look or glance sideways
- (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus
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noun - A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint
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noun (sties)
- A pen or enclosure for swine.
- A messy or dirty place.
verb (st, i, ed)
- To place in a sty.
- To live in a sty, or any messy or dirty place.
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