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Spying
- verb - catch sight of
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
- keeping a secret or furtive watch
- secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
- the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
Squint
- adjective - (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"
- abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- An opening in an internal church wall whereby a hermit or anchorite may gaze upon an altar or reliquary
- be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other"
- partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light; "The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield"
- the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
Stains
- noun - (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
- a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
- color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
- color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
- produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
- the state of being covered with unclean things
Steins
- noun - a mug intended for serving beer
- experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946)
Sterna
- noun - a genus of Sterninae
- the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
Sterne
- noun - English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766)
Sterns
- noun - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- the rear part of a ship
- United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Sthene
- noun - a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons
Stheno
- noun - (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons