'Glare' definitions:

Definition of 'glare'

From: WordNet
noun
A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight" [syn: glare, blaze, brilliance]
noun
An angry stare [syn: glare, glower]
noun
A focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye]
verb
Look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" [syn: glower, glare]
verb
Be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
verb
Shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"

Definition of 'Glare'

From: GCIDE
  • Glare \Glare\ (gl[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glared; p. pr. & vb. n. Glaring.] [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To shine with a bright, dazzling light. [1913 Webster]
  • The cavern glares with new-admitted light. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely. [1913 Webster]
  • And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay. [1913 Webster]
  • She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Glare'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Glare'

From: GCIDE
  • Glare \Glare\, v. t. To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. [1913 Webster]
  • Every eye Glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Glare'

From: GCIDE
  • Glare \Glare\, n.
  • 1. A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light. [1913 Webster]
  • The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A fierce, piercing look or stare. [1913 Webster]
  • About them round, A lion now he stalks with fiery glare. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A viscous, transparent substance. See Glair. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice. [U. S. ] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'glare'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Glare'