glance
glance Lexical Profile
glance Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A brief, hurried, or cursory look.
"She cast a quick glance at her watch before entering the lecture hall."
A brief flash or gleam of light.
"A sudden glance of sunlight reflected off the calm surface of the lake."
A stroke in cricket with the bat held at an angle so as to deflect the ball gently to the side.
"The batter scored four runs with an effortless glance toward the boundary."
• verb
To take a brief or hurried look at someone or something.
"He glanced over his notes one last time before stepping up to the podium."
To hit a surface at an angle and bounce off obliquely.
"The hailstones glanced off the steeply pitched roof onto the lawn below."
To flash, gleam, or reflect bursts of light.
"The morning sun glanced off the polished brass instruments of the marching band."
• Rhymes for glance
Word Origin & Etymology
Originated in late Middle English with the sense 'to strike obliquely or glide off', borrowed from Old French 'glacier' (to slip or make slippery), from 'glace' (ice), and later influenced by words like 'glint' and 'glimmer' to acquire its visual meaning.