squint vs look

squint and look both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
squint	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
look	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, look is a hypernym of squint; that is, look is a word with a broader meaning than squint:

squint: the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
look: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look

Other hypernyms of squint include looking, looking at.

As verbs, look is a hypernym of squint; that is, look is a word with a broader meaning than squint:

Other hypernyms of squint include glance, glint, peek.

As verbs, look is a hypernym of squint; that is, look is a word with a broader meaning than squint:

squint (noun)	look (noun)
the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed	the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes	physical appearance
	the feelings expressed on a person's face
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

squint (adjective)	look (adjective)
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

squint (verb)	look (verb)
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus	to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light	look forward to the probable occurrence of
be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus	have faith or confidence in
	convey by one's expression
	perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
	give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
	search or seek
	take charge of or deal with
	be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
	accord in appearance with