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glance v. 1 glimpse, peek, peep, scan, look, Colloq Brit have a shufti
or shufty at, take a dekko at: I've only had time to glance at
the report. 2 reflect, glint, glisten, shimmer, twinkle, gleam,
shimmer, flicker, glimmer, sparkle, scintillate, glitter, flash:
A ray of sunlight glanced off the windows opposite. 3 bounce
(off), reflect, ricochet, rebound, carom: The stone glanced off
the pavement and struck my leg.
--n. 4 glimpse, peek, peep, look, coup d'oeil, Colloq gander,
Brit shufti or shufty, dekko: She turned and gave him a
questioning glance, As he fingered the tip of his fer-de-lance.
5 gleam, glint, glimmer, shimmer, twinkle, sparkle,
scintillation, glitter, flicker, flash: The silver light, with
quivering glance, Played on the water's still expanse.
glare n. 1 dazzle, brilliance, brightness, splendour, resplendence,
radiance, effulgence, lustre, shine, flame, flare, blaze: We
had to shade our eyes from the glare. 2 frown, dirty or nasty
or black look, scowl, stare, glower, lower or Brit also lour:
She shrank from his fierce glare. 3 garishness, gaudiness,
floridity or floridness, flashiness, tawdriness, showiness,
ostentation, meretriciousness: His writing is filled with the
pomp and glare of rhetoric.
--v. 4 frown, give a dirty or nasty or black look, scowl,
stare, glower, lower or Brit also lour, look daggers (at): She
simply glared at him and he withered.
glaring adj. 1 blatant, flagrant, egregious, conspicuous, obtrusive,
prominent, evident, obvious, manifest, patent, overt, clear,
visible, unconcealed, outrageous, gross, flagitious, atrocious,
heinous, shameless, disgraceful, shocking, scandalous: They
pointed out a glaring omission in the proposals. 2 garish,
dazzling, brilliant, blinding, blazing, vivid, harsh, strong: I
was blinded when we first walked out into the glaring sunlight.
glass n. 1 glassware, crystal: Use the best glass for the party. 2
mirror, looking-glass: He constantly looks at himself in the
glass. 3 window, pane, window-pane, plate glass: The children
pressed their noses against the glass of the toy shop. 4
tumbler, drinking-glass, beaker, goblet: May I have a glass of
beer? 5 barometer: The glass fell as the storm approached. 6
lens, magnifying glass, telescope, spyglass, microscope: Look