Dictionary Definition
glance n : a quick look [syn: glimpse, coup
d'oeil]
Verb
1 throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She
only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything
interesting" [syn: peek,
glint]
2 rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off
several lampposts" [syn: carom]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑːns
Verb
Derived terms
Translations
to look briefly at something
- Estonian: pilku heitma
- Finnish: vilkaista , pälyillä
- German: blicken
- Kurdish:
- Spanish: ojear, echar un vistazo
Derived terms
Translations
a brief or cursory look
a deflection
- German: Glanz
mineral
Extensive Definition
Glance can mean:
- Glance, a sulfide ore of lead more commonly known as galena
- Glance, a behavioral event related to vision
- Glance, webconferencing software created by Glance Networks
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, attouchement, avert, balefire, be bright, beacon, beacon fire, beam, bear off, beat the drum,
bedazzle, bell, bell buoy, blaze, blaze of light, blind, blink, blinker, blue peter, bounce, breath, brush, brush by, buff, buoy, burn, burnish, careen, caress, carom, cast, cast a glance, caution light,
come in contact, contact, contingence, coruscate, coruscation, cutaneous
sense, dap, daze, dazzle, dekko, diffuse light, dip, draw aside, ease off, edge off,
exchange colors, facula,
feel, feeling, fingertip caress,
finish, flag, flag down, flame, flare, flash, flick, flicker, fly off, fog bell, fog
signal, fog whistle, foghorn, fulgurate, furbish, gander, gee, give a signal, give light, give
the nod, glance, glance
at, glance off, glare,
glaze, gleam, gleam of light, glimmer, glimpse, glint, glisten, glitter, gloss, glow, go light, go off, gong buoy,
graze, green light,
hail, hail and speak, half
an eye, half-mast, hand-mindedness, haw, head off, heliograph, high sign,
hit, hoist a banner,
impinge, impingement, impingence, incandesce, international
alphabet flag, international numeral pennant, jib, kick, kiss, lambency, lap, leer, lick, light touch, look, luster, make a sign, make way
for, marker beacon, move aside, nod, nudge, osculate, osculation, parachute flare,
peek, peep, pilot flag, poke, police whistle, polish, quarantine flag, quick
sight, radiate, radio
beacon, raise a cry, rapid glance, rebound, red flag, red light,
reflect, ricochet, rocket, rub, sailing aid, salute, scan, scintillate, scintillation, scour, scrape, semaphore, semaphore flag,
semaphore telegraph, send out rays, sense of touch, shave, sheer off, shimmer, shine, shine brightly, shoot, shoot out rays, shove
aside, shunt, shy, shy off, side, sidestep, sideswipe, sidetrack, sidle, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal
bell, signal fire, signal flag, signal gong, signal gun, signal
lamp, signal light, signal mast, signal post, signal rocket, signal
shot, signal siren, signal tower, signalize, skim, skip, skirt, slant, sleek, slick, slick down, solar flare,
solar prominence, sound an alarm, sound the trumpet, spar buoy,
sparkle, speak, squeak by, squiz, steer clear of, step aside,
stop light, strike,
stroke, sweep, switch, tactile sense, taction, tangency, tap, tentative contact, tentative
poke, the nod, the wink, touch, touch lightly, touch upon,
touching, traffic
light, traffic signal, turn aside, turn away, turn back, twinkle, unfurl a flag, varnish, veer off, watch fire,
wave, wave a flag, wave the
hand, wax, whisper, white flag, wigwag, wigwag flag, wink, yellow flag