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peeked
[peek] 
| Main Entry: |
peek/peep
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneak a look |
| Synonyms: | blink, glance, glimpse, have a gander, look, peer, snatch, snoop, spy, squint, stare, take a look |
| Main Entry: | gaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare at |
| Synonyms: | admire, beam*, bore*, contemplate, eye, eyeball, gape, gawk, get a load of, get an eyeful, glare, gloat, inspect, lamp, look, look fixedly, moon*, observe, ogle, peek, peep, peer, pin, pipe, regard, rubber, rubberneck, scrutinize, see, size up, survey, take in*, view, watch, wonder |
* = 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: | glimpse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look briefly |
| Synonyms: | catch sight of, check out, descry, espy, eye, flash, get a load of, get an eyeful, peek, sight, spot, spy, take a gander, take in*, view |
| Antonyms: | stare |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | poke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interfere, snoop |
| Synonyms: | busybody, butt in, intrude, meddle, nose*, peek, pry, tamper |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interfere in someone else's business |
| Synonyms: | be a busybody, be all ears, be curious, be inquisitive, be nosy, bug*, ferret out, gape, gaze, hunt, inquire, intrude, investigate, listen in, meddle, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, poke nose into, ransack, reconnoiter, rubberneck, search, snoop, spy, stare, tap, tune in on, wiretap |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | see |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perceive with eyes |
| Synonyms: | be apprised of, beam, behold, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, clock, contemplate, descry, detect, discern, distinguish, espy, examine, eye, flash, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glare, glimpse, heed, identify, inspect, lay eyes on, look, look at, make out, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, pay attention to, peek, peep, peer, peg, penetrate, pierce, recognize, regard, remark, scan, scope, scrutinize, sight, spot, spy, stare, survey, take notice, view, watch, witness |
| Antonyms: | be blind |
| Main Entry: | snoop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nose around |
| Synonyms: | busybody, interfere, intrude, meddle, mess with, mouse, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, poke nose in, pry, snook, spy, stare |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | squint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scrunch up eyes when viewing |
| Synonyms: | cock the eye, look, look askance, look cross-eyed, peek, peep, screw up eyes, squinch |
| Antonyms: | open |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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