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Glare

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Noun

1. blaze, brilliance, glare

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

Example Sentences:
'a glare of sunlight'

2. glare, glower

an angry stare

3. glare, limelight, public eye, spotlight

a focus of public attention

Example Sentences:
'he enjoyed being in the limelight'
'when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency'

Verb

4. glare, glower

look at with a fixed gaze

Example Sentences:
'The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her'

5. glare

be sharply reflected

Example Sentences:
'The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface'

6. glare

shine intensely

Example Sentences:
'The sun glared down on us'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Glare

see synonyms of glare
verb
1. (intransitive)
to stare angrily; glower
2. (transitive)
to express by glowering
3. (intransitive)
(of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense
4. (intransitive)
to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish
noun
5. 
an angry stare
6. 
a dazzling light or brilliance
7. 
garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness
adjective
mainly US and Canadian
smooth and glassy
glare ice

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Glare

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verb intransitiveWord forms: glared or ˈglaring
1. 
to shine with a strong, steady, dazzling light
2. 
to be too bright or showy
3. 
to stare fiercely or angrily
verb transitive
4. 
to send forth or express with a glare
noun
5. 
a strong, steady, dazzling light or brilliant reflection, as from sunlight
6. 
a too bright or dazzling display
7. 
a fierce or angry stare
noun
1. 
a smooth, bright, glassy surface, as of ice
adjective
2. 
smooth, bright, and glassy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Glare

see synonyms of glare
v. glared, glar·ing, glares
v.intr.
1. To stare fixedly and angrily. See Synonyms at gaze.
2. To shine intensely and blindingly: A hot sun glared down on the desert.
3. To be conspicuous; stand out obtrusively: The headline glared from the page.
v.tr.
To express by staring angrily: He glared his disapproval.
n.
1. A fierce or angry stare.
2.
a. An intense, blinding light: under the glare of the spotlights.
b. Overwhelming attention or intrusiveness: the glare of publicity.
n.
A sheet or surface of glassy and very slippery ice.

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