| Glimpse 1. (n.) A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight. 2. (n.) A sudden flash; transient luster. 3. (n.) A faint idea; an inkling. 4. (v. i.) to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses. 5. (v. t.) To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of. Thesaurus Entries a little learning, amateurism, behold, blink, cast, cast a glance, catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, dilettantism, dilettantship, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, flash, gander, glance, glance at, glimmering, glint, half an eye, half-learning, have in sight, imperfect knowledge, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out, notice, observe, peek, peep, perceive, pick out, quick sight, rapid glance, recognize, sciolism, see, semi-learning, shallowness, sight, slant, slight knowledge, smattering, smattering of ignorance, smattering of knowledge, spot, spy, squiz, superficiality, surface-scratching, take in, twig, vague notion, view, wink, witness |