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Showing words for GLIMPSE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Glimpse

glimpse, megilps

6 Letter Words for Glimpse

gimels, glimes, impels, megilp, mespil, simple

5 Letter Words for Glimpse

giles, gilse, gimel, gimps, gisel, gleis, glime, glims, impel, legis, limes, limps, lipse, melis, miles, piles, pleis, plies, plims, slime, slipe, smile, speil, spiel, spile

4 Letter Words for Glimpse

elms, epil, gels, gems, gies, gile, gils, gimp, gise, gism, glei, glim, glis, imps, ipse, isle, legs, leis, leps, lies, lige, ligs, lime, limp, lipe, lips, lisp, megs, mels, migs, mile, mils, mips, pegs, pies, pigs, pile, pilm, pise, plie, plim, pmsg, psig, seil, semi, sepg, sgml, sile, sime, simp, sipe, slim, slip, spie, spig

3 Letter Words for Glimpse

eli, elm, els, emp, ems, epi, esm, esp, gel, gem, gie, gim, gis, gpm, gps, ile, imp, ipl, ipm, ips, ise, isl, ism, leg, lei, lem, lep, les, lie, lig, lim, lip, lis, lpm, meg, mei, mel, mes, mig, mil, mis, mls, mpg, msg, msl, peg, pel, pes, pie, pig, pil, pis, pli, pms, psi, seg, sei, sel, sem, sep, sie, sig, sil, sim, sip, sle, sml, spl

Definitions for Glimpse

[1] a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
[2] a momentary or slight appearance.
[3] a vague idea; inkling.
[4] Archaic . a gleam, as of light.
[5] to catch or take a glimpse of.
[6] to look briefly; glance (usually followed by at ).
[7] Archaic . to come into view; appear faintly.
[8] a brief or incomplete view to catch a glimpse of the sea
[9] a vague indication he had a glimpse of what the lecturer meant
[10] archaic a glimmer of light
[11] (tr) to catch sight of briefly or momentarily
[12] (intr usually foll by at ) mainly US to look (at) briefly or cursorily; glance (at)
[13] (intr) archaic to shine faintly; glimmer

Words related to Glimpse

peek, impression, flash, sight, glance, sighting, swivel, eye, slant, gun, lamp, gander, peep, squint, glom, eyeball, spy, spot, espy, descry

Words nearby Glimpse

gliding lemur, glim, glimmer, glimmer ice, glimmering, glimpse, glin, glinka, glinn, glint, glinty

Origin of Glimpse

1350–1400; Middle English glimsen (v.); cognate with Middle High German glimsen to glow; akin to glimmer

Words that may be confused with Glimpse

glance, glimpse

Other words from Glimpse

glimps·er , noun
un·glimpsed , adjective

Word origin for Glimpse

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German glimsen to glimmer

Synonyms for Glimpse

flash, glance, impression, peek, sight, sighting, eye, eyeball, gander, glom, gun, lamp, peep, slant, squint, swivel, look-see, quick look