'Glimpse' definitions:
Definition of 'glimpse'
(from WordNet)
noun
A quick look [syn: glance, glimpse, coup d'oeil]
noun
A brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
noun
A vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"
verb
Catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"
Definition of 'Glimpse'
From: GCIDE
- Glimpse \Glimpse\, n. [For glimse, from the root of glimmer.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A sudden flash; transient luster. [1913 Webster]
- LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight. [1913 Webster]
- Here hid by shrub wood, there by glimpses seen. --S. Rogers. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A faint idea; an inkling. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Glimpse'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Glimpse'
From: GCIDE
- Glimpse \Glimpse\, v. t. To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of. [1913 Webster]
- Some glimpsing and no perfect sight. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'glimpse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a little learning,
- amateurism,
- behold,
- blink,
- cast,
- cast a glance,
- catch sight of,
- clap eyes on,
- descry,
- dilettantism,
- dilettantship,
- discern,
- discover,
- distinguish,
- espy,
- flash,
- gander,
- glance,
- glance at,
- glimmering,
- glint,
- half an eye,
- half-learning,
- have in sight,
- imperfect knowledge,
- ken,
- lay eyes on,
- look on,
- look upon,
- make out,
- notice,
- observe,
- peek,
- peep,
- perceive,
- pick out,
- quick sight,
- rapid glance,
- recognize,
- sciolism,
- see,
- semi-learning,
- shallowness,
- sight,
- slant,
- slight knowledge,
- smattering,
- smattering of ignorance,
- smattering of knowledge,
- spot,
- spy,
- squiz,
- superficiality,
- surface-scratching,
- take in,
- twig,
- vague notion,
- view,
- wink,
- witness