complete, arrant(a), consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated
(adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; “an arrant fool”; “a complete coward”; “a consummate fool”; “a double-dyed villain”; “gross negligence”; “a perfect idiot”; “pure folly”; “what a sodding mess”; “stark staring mad”; “a thorough nuisance”; “a thoroughgoing villain”; “utter nonsense”; “the unadulterated truth”
agaze, staring
(adjective) (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; “staring eyes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Staring
A surname.
• Garstin, Gartins, gastrin, gratins, ratings, tarings, tringas
staring
present participle of stare
staring (plural starings)
The act of one who stares.
staring (comparative more staring, superlative most staring)
Shining; vivid, garish. [from 14th c.]
Looking fixedly with wide-open eyes. [from 15th c.]
(obsolete) Sensational, lurid. [18th–19th c.]
• Garstin, Gartins, gastrin, gratins, ratings, tarings, tringas
Source: Wiktionary
Stare, n. Etym: [AS. stær. See Starling.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The starling. [Obs.]
Stare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. stared; p. pr. & vb. n. staring.] Etym: [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren, OHG. staren, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira, Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed, Gr. stereo-), Skr. sthira firm, strong. *166. Cf. Sterile.]
1. To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object. For ever upon the ground I see thee stare. Chaucer. Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret. Shak.
2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.
3. To stand out; to project; to bristle. [Obs.] Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. Shak. Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive. Mortimer.
Syn.
– To gaze; to look earnestly. See Gaze.
Stare, v. t.
Definition: To look earnestly at; to gaze at. I will stare him out of his wits. Shak. To stare in the face, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. "The law . . . stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it." Locke.
Stare, n.
Definition: The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. "A dull and stupid stare." Churchill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2024
(noun) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; “he wanted to achieve power and prestige”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
