v. i. | 1. | |
1. | To shine with a bright, dazzling light. | |
2. | To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely. | |
3. | To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay. | |
v. t. | 1. | To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. |
n. | 1. | A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light. |
2. | A fierce, piercing look or stare. | |
3. | A viscous, transparent substance. See Glair. | |
4. | A smooth, bright, glassy surface; | |
a. | 1. | Smooth and bright or translucent; - used almost exclusively of ice; |
Noun | 1. | glare - great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color" Synonyms: brilliance, blaze |
2. | glare - an angry stare Synonyms: glower | |
3. | glare - a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" | |
Verb | 1. | glare - look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" Synonyms: glower |
2. | glare - be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" | |
3. | glare - shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us" |