What does glare mean?
Definitions for glare
glɛərglare
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word glare.
Princeton's WordNet
glare, blaze, brilliancenoun
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
"a glare of sunlight"
glare, glowernoun
an angry stare
limelight, spotlight, glare, public eyeverb
a focus of public attention
"he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
glower, glareverb
look at with a fixed gaze
"The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
glareverb
be sharply reflected
"The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
glareverb
shine intensely
"The sun glared down on us"
Wiktionary
glarenoun
An intense, blinding light.
glarenoun
Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
glarenoun
An angry or fierce stare.
glarenoun
A call collision; when an incoming call occurs at the same time of an outgoing call.
glareverb
To stare angrily.
He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
glareverb
To shine brightly.
The sun glared down on the desert sand.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Glarenoun
Etymology: from the verb.
The frame of burnish’d steel that cast a glare
From far, and seem’d to thaw the freezing air. John Dryden, Fab.I have grieved to see a person of quality gliding by me in her chair at two o’clock in the morning, and looking like a spectre amidst a glare of flambeaux. Joseph Addison, Guardian.
Here in a grotto, shelter’d close from air,
And screen’d in shades from day’s detested glare,
She sighs for ever. Alexander Pope, Rape of the Lock.About them round,
A lion now he stalks with fiery glare. John Milton, Parad. Lost.To Glareverb
To shoot such splendour as the eye cannot bear.
One spirit in them rul’d, and every eye
Glar’d lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire
Among th’ accurst, that wither’d all their strength. John Milton.To GLAREverb
Etymology: glaeren, Dutch.
After great light, if you come suddenly into the dark, or, contrariwise, out of the dark into a glaring light, the eye is dazzled for a time, and the sight confused. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.
His glaring eyes with anger’s venom swell,
And like the brand of foul Alecto flame. Edward Fairfax, b. ii.He is every where above conceits of epigrammatick wit, and gross hyperboles: he maintains majesty in the midst of plainness; he shines, but glares not; and is stately without ambition. Dryden.
The court of Cacus stands reveal’d to sight;
The cavern glares with new admitted light. John Dryden, Æn.Alas, thy dazzled eye
Beholds this man in a false glaring light,
Which conquest and success have thrown upon him. Addis.Avaunt, and quit my sight! let the earth hide thee!
Thou hast no speculation in those eyes,
Which thou do’st glare with. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Look, how pale he glares!
His form and cause conjoin’d, preaching to stones,
Would make them capable. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.Now friends no more, nor walking hand in hand;
But when they met they made a surly stand,
And glar’d, like angry lions, as they pass’d,
And wish’d that ev’ry look might be their last. John Dryden, Fables.The most glaring and notorious passages are none of the finest, or most correct. Henry Felton, on the Classicks.
Webster Dictionary
Glareverb
to shine with a bright, dazzling light
Glareverb
to look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely
Glareverb
to be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay
Glareverb
to shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light
Glarenoun
a bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light
Glarenoun
a fierce, piercing look or stare
Glarenoun
a viscous, transparent substance. See Glair
Glarenoun
a smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice
Glarenoun
smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice
Etymology: [See Glary, and Glare, n.]
Freebase
GLARE
GLARE is a "Glass Laminate Aluminium Reinforced Epoxy" FML, composed of several very thin layers of metal interspersed with layers of glass-fibre "pre-preg", bonded together with a matrix such as epoxy. The uni-directional pre-preg layers may be aligned in different directions to suit the predicted stress conditions. Although GLARE is a composite material, its material properties and fabrication are very similar to bulk aluminum metal sheets. It has far less in common with composite structures when it comes to design, manufacture, inspection or maintenance. GLARE parts are constructed and repaired using mostly conventional metal material techniques. Its major advantages over conventional aluminium are: ⁕Better "damage tolerance" behaviour ⁕Better corrosion resistance ⁕Better fire resistance ⁕Lower specific weight Furthermore, it is possible to "tailor" the material during design and manufacture such that the number, type and alignment of layers can suit the local stresses and shapes throughout the aircraft. This allows the production of double-curved sections, complex integrated panels or very large sheets, for example.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Glare
glār, n. a clear, dazzling light: overpowering lustre: a piercing look.—v.i. to shine with a clear, dazzling light: to be ostentatiously splendid: to look with piercing eyes.—adj. Glar′ing, bright and dazzling: barefaced: notorious.—adv. Glar′ingly.—n. Glar′ingness. [Perh. from A.S. glær, a pellucid substance, amber.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Glare
Relatively bright light, or the dazzling sensation of relatively bright light, which produces unpleasantness or discomfort, or which interferes with optimal VISION, OCULAR. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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Rank popularity for the word 'glare' in Verbs Frequency: #1070
Anagrams for glare »
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Alger
regal
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of glare in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of glare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of glare in a Sentence
There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
The sensibility of a celebrity is keep own child away from media glare and all sort of own public activity.
The charity is done only in the condition of anonymity, but if being done in public or media glare then someone is seeking, directly or indirectly, publicity.
Anything donated anonymously for the welfare of the real needy is a CHARITY; Anyone, be s/he any celebrity, doing it pompously or in a media glare publicly is just seeking PUBLICITY.
Jurors are looking the entire time, some glare and stare at the defendant the entire trial.
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