Peek - English meaning

noun

A long steady look at something.

Usage examples:

When granny catches anyone staring, she says to them ‘had your eyeful yet?’

noun

An amount of something, usually dust or dirt, that has entered the eye

Usage examples:

As the lorry went past, i got an eyeful of grit., she's quite an eyeful.

noun

A very noticeable or attractive sight, often a sexually attractive person

Usage examples:

She's quite an eyeful.

noun

A male goose.

Usage examples:

There are no pelicans to pose a threat to the geese, ganders and goslings.

verb

Look or glance at something.

Usage examples:

Paulie gandered at shelves full of coffee paraphernalia

proper noun

A town on the island of newfoundland, on lake gander; population 9,951 (2006). its airport served the first regular transatlantic flights during the second world war.

verb

Take a brief or hurried look.

Usage examples:

Ginny glanced at her watch

noun

A brief or hurried look.

Usage examples:

I stole a glance at john

noun

A shiny black or grey sulphide ore of lead, copper, or other metal.

Usage examples:

Lead glance

noun

A momentary or partial view.

Usage examples:

She caught a glimpse of the ocean

verb

See or perceive briefly or partially.

Usage examples:

He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade

exclamation

Used to express surprise, suspicion, triumph, etc.

Usage examples:

Ha! that'll teach you!

abbreviation

Hectare(s).

noun

The name formerly proposed by the american chemical society for the chemical element of atomic number 105 ( dubnium ), and by iupac for element 108 ( hassium ).

phrase

To look at something for a short time

Usage examples:

If i'm passing by i might take a peek at the new premises., we were allowed to take a peek at the n…

verb

Peep surreptitiously.

Usage examples:

He keeked through the window

noun

A surreptitious glance.

Usage examples:

John knox might not approve (though he would probably have a keek through the curtain); the two rob…

verb

Direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

People were looking at him

noun

An act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something.

Usage examples:

Let me get a closer look

exclamation

Used to call attention to what one is going to say.

Usage examples:

‘look, this is ridiculous.’

noun

A quick look

Usage examples:

"have they arrived yet?" "i'll take/have a look-see."

verb

Look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.

Usage examples:

His door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in

noun

A quick or furtive look.

Usage examples:

Jonathan took a little peep at his watch

verb

Make a brief, high-pitched sound.

Usage examples:

Don peeped on his whistle

verb

Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.

Usage examples:

Faye peered at her with suspicion

noun

A member of the nobility in britain or ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.

Usage examples:

Hereditary peers could still dominate the proceedings of the house of lords

verb

Make or become equal with.

Usage examples:

The thames could not peer with the mill-streamlet close to my home

noun

To look at something quickly

Usage examples:

Can i have a shufti at your paper?

verb

To go or do something secretly, or take someone or something somewhere secretly

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] he sneaked out of the house, going out through the back way., [ t ] i sneak…

noun

A person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.

Usage examples:

They served as clerks and couriers, telephone and telegraph operators, code and cipher analysts, an…

verb

Work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors.

Usage examples:

He agreed to spy for the west

verb

(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

verb

Look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.

Usage examples:

The bright sun made them squint

noun

A permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye.

Usage examples:

I had a bad squint

adjective

Not straight or level.

Usage examples:

The squint bottom edge of the puzzle

phrase

To have a quick look

Usage examples:

Let's take a gander at your new car, then., i love having a gander at other people's homes - it giv…