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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
staring
adj 1: (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder;
"staring eyes" [syn: agaze, staring]
2: 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 thoroughgoing villain"; "utter
nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a),
complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a),
everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a),
sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a),
utter(a), unadulterated]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
stare \stare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. stared (st[^a]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. staring.] [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren,
OHG. star[=e]n, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira,
Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed,
Gr. stereo`s solid (E. stereo-), Skr. sthira firm, strong.
[root]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.
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For ever upon the ground I see thee stare.
--Chaucer.
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Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret.
--Shak.
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2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence,
color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.
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3. To stand out; to project; to bristle. [Obs.]
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Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. --Shak.
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Take off all the staring straws and jags in the
hive. --Mortimer.
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Syn: To gaze; to look earnestly. See Gaze.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for staring:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, arrant, astonished, astounded, at gaze, awed, awestruck, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, blatant, bold, breathless, captivated, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut, confounded, conspicuous, crystal-clear, defined, definite, distinct, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, enchanted, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced, evident, fascinated, flabbergasted, flagrant, gaping, gauping, gazing, glaring, hanging out, hypnotized, in awe, in awe of, in focus, in relief, in the foreground, lost in wonder, marveling, mesmerized, notable, noticeable, notorious, obtrusive, obvious, open-eyed, openmouthed, ostensible, outstanding, overwhelmed, patent, plain, popeyed, prominent, pronounced, puzzled, rapt in wonder, salient, spellbound, staggered, stark-staring, sticking out, striking, stupefied, surprised, thunderstruck, under a charm, unmistakable, well-defined, well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved, wide-eyed, wonder-struck, wondering |
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Common Misspellings > |
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