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glare
English
Etymology
From Middle English glaren, from Old English glærian, from Proto-West Germanic *gl???n. Cognate with dialectal Middle Dutch glariën (“to glisten; sparkle”), Low German glaren (“to shine brightly; glow; burn”), Middle High German glaren (“to shine brightly”). Related to glower, glass.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?l???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
glare (countable and uncountable, plural glares)
- (uncountable) An intense, blinding light.
- the frame of burnished steel that cast a glare
- Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
- An angry or fierce stare.
- (telephony) A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
- (US) A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
- a glare of ice
- A viscous, transparent substance; glair.
Translations
Verb
glare (third-person singular simple present glares, present participle glaring, simple past and past participle glared)
- (intransitive) To stare angrily.
- He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
- (intransitive) To shine brightly.
- The sun glared down on the desert sand.
- The cavern glares with new-admitted light.
- (intransitive) To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
- 18th century, Alexander Pope, Epistle V to Miss Blount
- She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring.
- 18th century, Alexander Pope, Epistle V to Miss Blount
- (transitive) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
Coordinate terms
- scowl
Derived terms
- aglare
- glaringly
- glare filter
Translations
Adjective
glare (comparative more glare, superlative most glare)
- (US, of ice) smooth and bright or translucent; glary
- skating on glare ice
Anagrams
- Agler, Alger, Elgar, Large, Ragle, ergal, lager, large, regal
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish glór.
Noun
glare f (genitive singular glare, plural glaraghyn)
- speech
- language, parlance
- utterance
Derived terms
- glare-vroghe
- glareydagh (“linguistic; linguist”)
- lioar-ghlare (“literary language”)
- neughlaragh (“voiceless”)
Mutation
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blinkers
English
Noun
blinkers
- plural of blinker
Noun
blinkers pl (plural only)
- A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA).
- (plural only) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from glare, dust, etc.
- (plural only, slang) Spectacles.
Synonyms
- (US): blinders
- winkers
Translations
Verb
blinkers
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blinker
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