GLARE

glare, glower

(noun) an angry stare

glare, blaze, brilliance

(noun) a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; “a glare of sunlight”

limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye

(noun) a focus of public attention; “he enjoyed being in the limelight”; “when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency”

glower, glare

(verb) look at with a fixed gaze; “The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her”

glare

(verb) shine intensely; “The sun glared down on us”

glare

(verb) be sharply reflected; “The moon glared back at itself from the lake’s surface”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

glare (countable and uncountable, plural glares)

(uncountable) An intense, blinding light.

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 viscous, transparent substance; glair.

Verb

glare (third-person singular simple present glares, present participle glaring, simple past and past participle glared)

(intransitive) To stare angrily.

(intransitive) To shine brightly.

(intransitive) To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.

(transitive) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.

Coordinate terms

• scowl

Adjective

glare (comparative more glare, superlative most glare)

(US, of ice) smooth and bright or translucent; glary

Anagrams

• Agler, Alger, Elgar, Large, Ragle, ergal, lager, large, regal

Source: Wiktionary

---

Glare (glâr), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glared; p. pr. & vb. n. Glaring.] Etym: [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. glær amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.]

1. To shine with a bright, dazzling light. The cavern glares with new-admitted light. Dryden.

2. To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely. And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon. Byron.

3. To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay. She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring. Pope.

Glare, v. t.

Definition: To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. Every eye Glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire. Milton.

Glare, n.

1. A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light. The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare. Dryden.

2. A fierce, piercing look or stare. About them round, A lion now he stalks with fiery glare. Milton.

3. A viscous, transparent substance. See Glair.

4. A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice. [U. S. ]

Glare, a. Etym: [See Glary, and Glare, n.]

Definition: Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins