bells is a form of:
Squint
Same as: hagioscopenoun
- 1.
- (The act or an instance of squinting. A sideways glance. A quick look or glance: Take a squint at this view. An oblique reference or inclination) look with a squint ការមើលដោយបើកភ្នែកព្រឹមៗ, He has a squint ភាពស្រលៀងភ្នែក
- 2.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ភ្នែកកែក
adjective / adverb
- 1.
- (Looking obliquely or askance) ដែលមិនត្រង់, ដែលវៀច
verb — past tense: squinted ; past participle: squinted ; present participle: squinting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (to look at (a thing) with the eyes turned sideways or half shut) សំឡឹងដោយចង់បាន squint at the sun មើលដោយបើកភ្នែកព្រឹមៗ, (He) squints (slightly) ស្រលៀងភ្នែក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- (FIGURATIVE) Looking askance.
- 2.
- The act or habit of squinting.
- 3.
- A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
adjective
- 1.
- Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes.
verb — past tense: squinted ; past participle: squinted ; present participle: squinting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.