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| askance | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy. The reformers looked askance at the mystical tradition. |
| behold | See or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature. The botanical gardens were a wonder to behold. |
| binoculars | (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes. |
| blindly | Without seeing or looking. She began groping blindly in the dark. |
| blink | Try to control or prevent tears by blinking. He doesn t blink at the unsavoury aspects of his subject. |
| blinking | Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly. Computers can be a blinking nuisance to operators. |
| chauvinism | Fanatical patriotism. Cultural chauvinism. |
| crippled | Severely damaged or malfunctioning. The pilot displayed skill and nerve in landing the crippled plane. |
| eyelid | Each of the upper and lower folds of skin which cover the eye when closed. |
| eyesight | A person’s ability to see. Poor eyesight ended his plans for a naval career. |
| flicker | Move back and forth very rapidly. The flicker of an eyelid. |
| gaze | A long fixed look. Offices screened from the public gaze. |
| leer | A suggestive or sneering look or grin. Bystanders were leering at the nude painting. |
| macroscopic | Relating to large-scale or general analysis. |
| ocular | Combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments. Ocular diseases. |
| oculist | A person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses. He visited an oculist in Chicago who prescribed a pair of reading glasses. |
| optic | A lens or other optical component in an optical instrument. An optical illusion. |
| seeing | The action of seeing someone or something. He had given the seeing as fair. |
| shortsightedness | A lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources. |
| sidelong | Directed to or from one side. Shot out sidelong boughs. |
| sight | Catch sight of to perceive with the eyes. Tell me when you sight London Bridge. |
| sightless | Invisible. Blank sightless eyes. |
| squint | Be cross eyed have a squint or strabismus. The bright sun made them squint. |
| stare | (of a person’s eyes) be wide open, with a fixed or vacant expression. She gave him a cold stare. |
| telescopic | Relating to or made with a telescope. Telescopic data. |
| unnamed | Being or having an unknown or unnamed source. The unnamed man was found unconscious. |
| vision | The images seen on a television screen. He had visions of becoming the Elton John of his time. |
| visual | Relating to or using sight. Colour visuals of today s models. |
| watch | A watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force. Lucy watched him go. |
| wink | An act of winking. He winked at Nicole as he passed. |
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