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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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grower
English
Etymology
grow +? -er
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???o??/
Noun
grower (plural growers)
- A farmer; one who grows things.
- He was an orange grower from Florida.
- Something that grows.
- These flowers are fast growers
- Someone or something who becomes more likeable over time. (Especially used of music.) [from 1990s]
- I didn't like the song at first, but it is a real grower.
- (slang) A man whose penis increases in size significantly when erect. [from 1990s]
- Antonym: shower
Translations
Anagrams
- regrow
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