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Noun: glimpse  glimps
  1. A quick look
    - glance, coup d'oeil
     
  2. A brief or incomplete view
    "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
     
  3. A vague indication
    "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"
Verb: glimpse  glimps
  1. Catch a glimpse of or see briefly
    "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

Derived forms: glimpses, glimpsed, glimpsing

Type of: aspect, butcher's [Brit, slang], gander [informal], indicant, indication, look, looking, looking at, panorama, prospect, scene, see, view, vista

Encyclopedia: Glimpse