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glance
1[ glans, glahns ]
/ glæns, glɑns /
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verb (used without object), glanced, glanc·ing.
verb (used with object), glanced, glanc·ing.Archaic.
noun
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Origin of glance
1synonym study for glance
2. See flash.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH glance
glance , glimpseWords nearby glance
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Other definitions for glance (2 of 2)
glance2
[ glans, glahns ]
/ glæns, glɑns /
noun
any of various minerals having a luster that indicates a metallic nature.
Origin of glance
2First recorded in 1795–1805; from German Glanz “brightness, luster”
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British Dictionary definitions for glance (1 of 2)
glance1
/ (ɡlɑːns) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of glance
glancing, adverbglancingly, adverbWord Origin for glance
C15: modification of glacen to strike obliquely, from Old French glacier to slide (see glacis); compare Middle English glenten to make a rapid sideways movement, glint
usage for glance
Glance is sometimes wrongly used where glimpse is meant: he caught a glimpse (not glance) of her making her way through the crowd
British Dictionary definitions for glance (2 of 2)
glance2
/ (ɡlɑːns) /
noun
any mineral having a metallic lustre, esp a simple sulphidecopper glance
Word Origin for glance
C19: from German Glanz brightness, lustre
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Other Idioms and Phrases with glance
glance
see at first blush (glance).
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