Glare : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Glare	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Glare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glare n a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight" Synonym(s): glare, blaze, brilliance an angry stare Synonym(s): glare, glower a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" Synonym(s): limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye v look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" Synonym(s): glower, glare be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glare \Glare\, v. t. To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. Every eye Glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glare \Glare\, n. 1. A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light. The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare. --Dryden. 2. A fierce, piercing look or stare. About them round, A lion now he stalks with fiery glare. --Milton. 3. A viscous, transparent substance. See {Glair}. 4. A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice. [U. S. ]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glare \Glare\, a. [See {Glary}, and {Glare}, n.] Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glare \Glare\ (gl[acir]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glaring}.] [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. gl[91]r amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.] 1. To shine with a bright, dazzling light. The cavern glares with new-admitted light. --Dryden. 2. To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely. And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon. --Byron. 3. To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay. She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring. --Pope.