piercing glance
1piercing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sharp, penetrating, keen, acute; discerning; cutting, biting; painful, affecting, chilling; high, shrill. See cold, feeling. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shrill] Syn. deafening, earsplitting, sharp;… …
2Barbell (piercing) — externally threaded barbell 14K gold barbells in front of 24K gold for color compari …
3Vision — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vision >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vision vision sight optics eyesight GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 view view look espial glance ken coup d oeil Sgm: N 2 glimpse …
4gimlet eye — gimlet eyed, adj. 1. a sharp or piercing glance. 2. an eye that appears to give a sharp or piercing look. [1815 25] * * * …
5Yusuf III, Sultan of Granada — Yusuf III ( ar. يوسف الثالث) was sultan of Granada from 1408 to 1417. He inherited the throne from his brother, Muhammed VII, and was a noted builder and poet.Yusuf had constructed the northernmost of the Nasrid dynasty palaces on the hill of the …
6gimlet-eyed — [gim′litīd΄] adj. having a piercing glance * * * gim·let eyed (gĭmʹlĭt īd ) adj. Having keen vision. * * * …
7utterability — noun a) The state or quality of being expressible in words, especially audibly. He flashed with most piercing glance into a subject; gathered it up into organic utterability, with truly wonderful despatch, considering the success and truth… …
8gimlet eye — gim′let eye n. a piercing glance gim′let eyed , adj …
9gimlet-eyed — [gim′litīd΄] adj. having a piercing glance …
10gimlet — n. 1 a small tool with a screw tip for boring holes. 2 a cocktail usu. of gin and lime juice. Phrases and idioms: gimlet eye an eye with a piercing glance. Etymology: ME f. OF guimbelet, dimin. of guimble …
