glimpse

English Thesaurus

1. a quick look (noun.act)

hypernym	:	look, looking, looking at,
definition	:	the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually (noun.act)

hyponym	:	eye-beaming,
definition	:	a radiant glance of the eye (noun.act)

hyponym	:	side-glance, side-look,
definition	:	a glance sideways (noun.act)

2. a brief or incomplete view (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista,
definition	:	the visual percept of a region (noun.cognition)

3. a vague indication (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	indicant, indication,
definition	:	something that serves to indicate or suggest (noun.communication)

4. catch a glimpse of or see briefly (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	see,
definition	:	perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (verb.perception)

5. a quick look (noun.act)

derivation	:	glimpse,
definition	:	catch a glimpse of or see briefly (verb.perception)

derivation	:	glance, glint, peek,
definition	:	throw a glance at; take a brief look at (verb.perception)

6. a brief or incomplete view (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	glimpse,
definition	:	catch a glimpse of or see briefly (verb.perception)

7. catch a glimpse of or see briefly (verb.perception)

derivation	:	coup d'oeil, glance, glimpse,
definition	:	a quick look (noun.act)

derivation	:	glimpse,
definition	:	a brief or incomplete view (noun.cognition)

8. a quick look (noun.act)

derivation	:	glimpse,
definition	:	catch a glimpse of or see briefly (verb.perception)

derivation	:	glance, glint, peek,
definition	:	throw a glance at; take a brief look at (verb.perception)

9. a brief or incomplete view (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	glimpse,
definition	:	catch a glimpse of or see briefly (verb.perception)

10. catch a glimpse of or see briefly (verb.perception)

derivation	:	coup d'oeil, glance, glimpse,
definition	:	a quick look (noun.act)

derivation	:	glimpse,
definition	:	a brief or incomplete view (noun.cognition)