silmäys — meaning in English

English meaning

• glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
• gleek noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
• slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.

Senses

silmäys is used for these senses in English:

• glance (also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look.
• gleek An enticing glance or look.
• oeillade (literary) A glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle
• slant (US) A look, a glance.

glance — full definition

1. verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
2. verb To strike something at an angle and bounce off in another direction, rather than hitting it straight on.
3. noun A quick, brief look.

gleek — full definition

1. noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
2. noun Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.

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