Definitions for glance

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glance glance

Spelling: [glans, glahns]

IPA: /glæns, glɑns/

Glance is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in glance (acegln).

Definitions for glance

noun

1. a quick or brief look.
2. a gleam or flash of light, especially reflected light.
3. a deflected movement or course; an oblique rebound.
4. a passing reference or allusion; insinuation.
5. Digital Technology. information on an electronic screen that can be understood quickly or at a glance:
6. Cricket. a stroke in which the batsman deflects the ball with the bat, as to leg.
7. any of various minerals having a luster that indicates a metallic nature.

verb (used with object)

1. to cast a glance or brief look at; catch a glimpse of.
2. to cast or reflect, as a gleam.
3. to throw, hit, kick, shoot, etc. (something) so that it glances off a surface or object.

verb (used without object)

1. to look quickly or briefly.
2. to gleam or flash:
3. to strike a surface or object obliquely, especially so as to bounce off at an angle (often followed by off):
4. to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usually followed by at).

Origin of glance

1400-50; late Middle English glancen (v.), nasalized variant (perhaps influenced by obsolete glent; see glint) of Middle English glacen to strike a glancing blow Old

Examples for glance

The two major complaints minority communities have against the police seem at first glance paradoxical.

At him, when I could glance at him, with disgust little short of affrightment.

It only takes one glance of Alton's Ebola Survival Handbook to recognize the real threat: him.

She did not glance at him, but held her cigarette in silence and refused to light it.

Someone, as he crossed the room, whirled to follow him with a glance.

Then she fluttered a glance at him in which there was a gleam of mockery.

"He is a good son to me," said Mrs. Rushton, with a glance of affection.

In Greek mythology, the Gorgon Medusa had the face of a woman and poisonous snakes for hair; her glance could turn men to stone.

At first glance, it might be tempting to interpret this extravagant level of compensation as a victory for the once-humble intern.

He was very sincere and nice, but I saw him glance at the pink moustache across my lip.