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Definition of Glare

1. Noun. A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted. "A glare of sunlight"

2. Verb. Look at with a fixed gaze. "They glare up the hill"; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"

3. Noun. An angry stare.

4. Verb. Be sharply reflected. "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"

5. Noun. A focus of public attention. "When Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

6. Verb. Shine intensely. "The sun glared down on us"

Definition of Glare

1. v. i. To shine with a bright, dazzling light.

2. v. t. To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.

3. n. A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light.

4. a. Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice.

Definition of Glare

1. Noun. An intense, blinding light. ¹

2. Noun. Showy brilliance; gaudiness. ¹

3. Noun. An angry or fierce stare. ¹

4. Noun. (telephony) A call collision; when an incoming call occurs at the same time of an outgoing call. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To stare angrily. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To shine brightly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glare

1. to shine with a harshly brilliant light [v GLARED, GLARING, GLARES]

Medical Definition of Glare

1. Stray or scattered light within the microscopical system, extraneous light from windows or lamps, light scattered by the specimen that masks image detail and prevents thorough observation. An under- or over-corrected objective or condenser also may cause glare. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glare

glanduliferous glandulopreputial lamella glandulosities glandulosity glandulous glanular hypospadias glanville fritillaries glanville fritillary glaphenine glare (current term)

glare filter glare filters glareal glared glareole glareous glares glarier glariest glariness

glarinesses glaring glaringly glaringness

Literary usage of Glare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"glare, which is a variation of glow, denotes a glowing, that is, a strong flame, that emits a strong light : a candle burns only by flame, paper commonly bv ..."

2. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... Whose cheek is pale, whose eyeballs glare, As one some visioned sight ... But can stern Power, with all his vaunt, Or Pomp, with all her courtly glare ..."

3. Life-zone Indicators in California by Harvey Monroe Hall, Marcos Sastre, William Hamilton Gibson, Joseph Grinnell (1919)
"... to say nothing of an occasional artificial journey towards the stars as they are borne aloft in the rocket, and light the zenith in their glare. ..."

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