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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look around; look through |
| Synonyms: | check over, dip into, examine cursorily, feed, flip through, get the cream, give the once over, glance at, graze, hit the high spots, inspect loosely, leaf through, nibble*, once over lightly, pass an eye over, peruse, read, read here and there, riff through, riffle through, run through, scan, skim, skip through, survey, thumb through wander |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look at briefly |
| Synonyms: | browse, check out, dip into, flash*, flip through, gaze, get a load of, glimpse, leaf through, peek, peep, peer, riffle through, run over, run through, scan, see, skim through, take a gander, take in, thumb through, view |
| Notes: | a glance captures more than a glimpse; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does |
| Antonyms: | stare |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | read |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look at and understand written word |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bury oneself in, comprehend, construe, decipher, dip into, discover, flip through, gather, glance, go over, go through, interpret, know, leaf through, learn, make out, perceive, peruse, pore over, refer to, scan, scratch the surface, see, skim, study, translate, unravel, view |
| Antonyms: | write |
| Main Entry: | scan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look over, scrutinize lightly |
| Synonyms: | browse, check, consider, contemplate, dip into, examine, flash*, flip through, give the once-over, glance at, glance over, have a look-see, inquire, investigate, leaf through, look, look through, look up and down, overlook, regard, riff, riffle, rumble, run over, run through, scour, search, size up, skim, study, survey, sweep, take a gander, take stock of, thumb through |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look through cursorily |
| Synonyms: | browse, brush over, dip, examine, flip through, get the cream, give the once-over, glance, glance over, go once over lightly, hit the high spots, leaf through, read, read swiftly, riff, riffle, run eye over, scan, skip, thumb through, turn the pages |
| Notes: | peruse means examine or consider with attention and in detail; skim means examine hastily |
| Antonyms: | pour |
| Main Entry: | riffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | browse |
| Synonyms: | check over, dip into, examine cursorily, feed, flip through, get the cream, give the once over, glance at, graze, hit the high spots, inspect loosely, leaf, leaf through, nibble*, once over lightly, pass an eye over, peruse, read, read here and there, riff through, riffle through, run through, scan, skim, skip through, survey, thumb, thumb through wander |
| Notes: | a riffle (noun) is a small wave on the surface of a liquid - (verb) to thumb through or look through a book or other written material; a rifle (noun) is a firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore - (verb) to steal goods or search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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