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Definitions for Stare
[1] to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
[2] to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative gallery.
[3] (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle.
[4] to stare at: to stare a person up and down.
[5] to effect or have a certain effect on by staring: to stare one out of countenance.
[6] a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open: The banker greeted him with a glassy stare.
[7] stare down , to cause to become uncomfortable by gazing steadily at one; overcome by staring: A nonsmoker at the next table tried to stare me down.
[8] stare one in the face , to be urgent or impending; confront: The income-tax deadline is staring us in the face.
[9] (intr often foll by at ) to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness
[10] (intr) (of an animal's fur, bird's feathers, etc) to stand on end because of fear, ill health, etc
[11] (intr) to stand out as obvious; glare
[12] stare one in the face to be glaringly obvious or imminent
[13] the act or an instance of staring
[14] dialect a starling
Words related to Stare
peer, beam, glare, look, gawk, rubberneck, eye, fix, goggle, focus, gaze, ogle, bore, eyeball, rivet, glim
Words nearby Stare
starch syrup, starch-reduced, starchy, stardom, stardust, stare, stare decisis, stare down, stare in the face, stare out, starets
Origin of Stare
before 900; Middle English staren, Old English starian; cognate with Dutch staren, German starren, Old Norse stara; akin to stark, starve
Other words from Stare
star·er , noun
star·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Stare
Old English stær
Synonyms for Stare
beam, gawk, glare, look, peer, bore, eye, eyeball, fix, focus, gaze, goggle, ogle, rivet, rubberneck, eagle eye, glim, lay eyes on, look fixedly, take in