daze, fog, haze
(noun) confusion characterized by lack of clarity
haze
(noun) atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
haze
(verb) harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
haze
(verb) become hazy, dull, or cloudy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
haze (usually uncountable, plural hazes)
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
(figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
(uncountable, engineering, packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
(countable, brewing) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
haze (third-person singular simple present hazes, present participle hazing, simple past and past participle hazed)
To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.
haze (third-person singular simple present hazes, present participle hazing, simple past and past participle hazed)
(US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit.
To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
(transitive) In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.
Haze
A diminutive of the female given name Hazel.
Source: Wiktionary
Haze, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. höss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. aézen, ézen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.]
Definition: Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency in the air; hence, figuratively, obscurity; dimness. O'er the sky The silvery haze of summer drawn. Tennyson. Above the world's uncertain haze. Keble.
Haze, v. i.
Definition: To be hazy, or tick with haze. Ray.
Haze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hazing.] [Also haze.] Etym: [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has hough, OD. hæssen ham.]
1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work.
2. To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
