stare : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stare	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for stare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stare n a fixed look with eyes open wide v look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement" Synonym(s): gaze, stare fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stare \Stare\, n. [AS. st[91]r. See {Starling}.] (Zo[94]l.) The starling. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stare \Stare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {stared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {staring}.] [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren, OHG. star[c7]n, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira, Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed, Gr. [?] solid (E. stereo-), Skr. sthira firm, strong. [fb]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. For ever upon the ground I see thee stare. --Chaucer. Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret. --Shak. 2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors. 3. To stand out; to project; to bristle. [Obs.] Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. --Shak. Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive. --Mortimer. Syn: To gaze; to look earnestly. See {Gaze}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stare \Stare\, v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at. I will stare him out of his wits. --Shak. {To stare in the face}, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. [bd]The law . . . stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it.[b8] --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stare \Stare\, n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. [bd]A dull and stupid stare.[b8] --Churchill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Starling \Star"ling\, n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[91]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[91]r, L. sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any passerine bird belonging to {Sturnus} and allied genera. The European starling ({Sturnus vulgaris}) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also {stare}, and {starred}. The pied starling of India is {Sternopastor contra}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A California fish; the rock trout. 3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also {sterling}. {Rose-colored starling}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pastor}.