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stare

stɛr
WordNet
A company, moved by grief, sits at the table. The man on the right stares at the empty chair while his wife kisses him. The man on the other side of the table has his hands over his face. A servant is standing in the doorway. Above the image it says: 'Album van den Nederlandschen Spectator No.1'
A company, moved by grief, sits at the table. The man on the right stares at the empty chair while his wife kisses him. The man on the other side of the table has his hands over his face. A servant is standing in the doorway. Above the image it says: 'Album van den Nederlandschen Spectator No.1'
  1. (v) stare
    fixate one's eyes "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
  2. (v) stare
    look at with fixed eyes "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
  3. (n) stare
    a fixed look with eyes open wide
Illustrations
A man and woman stare into a fire in which beams in the shape of an St. Andrew's cross burn. A sword under the fire. Two winged figures rise from the fire and extend their arms above the heads of the man and woman. On the far left and far right, two dogs produce wavy sound lines containing signs from the zodiac.
A man and woman stare into a fire in which beams in the shape of an St. Andrew's cross burn. A sword under the fire. Two winged figures rise from the fire and extend their arms above the heads of the man and woman. On the far left and far right, two dogs produce wavy sound lines containing signs from the zodiac.
A woman is sitting with a basket on her arm, staring ahead. A man is lying on his stomach on the floor next to her. In the background a smoking lime kiln between two houses.
A woman is sitting with a basket on her arm, staring ahead. A man is lying on his stomach on the floor next to her. In the background a smoking lime kiln between two houses.
She is staring straight ahead and has put her right hand over the left, holding up a scarf. On the braided head is the jewel-adorned bourrelet, from which hang short patches with jagged edges. Her surcoat with pocket sleeves and a stiff standing collar laced at the front is held together by a wide belt. The cloak with upright collar hanging from the back is held in front of the chest by a band and hooks and falls to the feet.
Pleurant with a bourrelet with crenellated patches on her head, from the mausoleum of Isabella of Bourbon (1436-1465)
A shepherd sits by a river and stares musingly. On the other side of the river a castle.
A shepherd sits by a river and stares musingly. On the other side of the river a castle.
The preacher and writer Jacobus Gerardus Staring in front of a bookcase. He was, among other things, the author of Het Bijbelsch business Dictionary.
The preacher and writer Jacobus Gerardus Staring in front of a bookcase. He was, among other things, the author of Het Bijbelsch business Dictionary.
Facing starvation, Ugolino stares ahead, his grandson leaning on his knee and his three sons standing desperately beside him.
Facing starvation, Ugolino stares ahead, his grandson leaning on his knee and his three sons standing desperately beside him.
A seated man leans on a barrel and stares into an interior space. A pitcher in his right hand.
A seated man leans on a barrel and stares into an interior space. A pitcher in his right hand.
The preacher and writer Jacobus Gerardus Staring at the age of 87 in front of a bookcase. He was, among other things, the author of Het Bijbelsch business Dictionary.
The preacher and writer Jacobus Gerardus Staring at the age of 87 in front of a bookcase. He was, among other things, the author of Het Bijbelsch business Dictionary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Stare
    The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. "A dull and stupid stare ."
  2. Stare
    stâr (Zoöl) The starling.
  3. stare
    To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.
  4. Stare
    stâr To look earnestly at; to gaze at. "I will stare him out of his wits."
  5. stare
    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 .", "Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare , nor fret."
  6. stare
    To stand out; to project; to bristle. "Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare .", "Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. stare
    To gaze steadily with the eyes wide open; fasten an earnest and continued look on some object; gaze, as in admiration, wonder, surprise, stupidity, horror, fright, impudence, etc.
  2. stare
    To stand out stiffly, as hair; be prominent; be stiff; stand on end; bristle.
  3. stare
    To shine; glitter; be brilliant.
  4. stare
    To be unduly conspicuous or prominent, as by excess of color or by ugliness. Compare staring, 3.
  5. stare
    Synonyms Gaze, Gape, Stare, Gloat. Gaze is the only one of these words that may be used in an elevated sense. Gaze represents a fixed and prolonged look, with the mind absorbed in that which is looked at. To gape is in this connection to look with open mouth, and hence with the bumpkin's idle curiosity, listlessness, or ignorant wonder: one may gape at a single thing, or only gape about. Siare expresses the intent look of surprise, of mental weakness, or of insolence; it implies fixedness, whether momentary or continued. Gloat has now almost lost the meaning of looking with the natural eye, and has gone over into the meaning of mental attention; in either sense it means looking with ardor or even rapture, often the delight of possession, as when the miser gloats over his wealth.
  6. stare
    To affect or influence in some specified way by staring; look carnestly or fixedlv at; hence, to look at with either a bold or a vacant expression.
  7. (n) stare
    The act of one who stares; a fixed look with eyes wide open, usually suggesting amazement, vacancy, or insolence.
  8. (n) stare
    A starling.
  9. stare
    Stiff; weary.
  10. (n) stare
    The marram or matweed, Ammophila arundinacea: same as halm, 3; also applied to species of Carex.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (v.i) Stare
    stār to look at with a fixed gaze, as in horror, astonishment, &c.: to look fixedly
  2. (v.t) Stare
    to influence in some way by staring
  3. (n) Stare
    a fixed look
Quotations
Rabindranath Tagore
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.
Rabindranath Tagore
James Thurber
With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and definite hardening of the paragraphs.
James Thurber
Bette Midler
Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?
Bette Midler
What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?
William H. Davies
Ralph Waldo Emerson
We cannot see things that stare us in the face until the hour comes that the mind is ripened.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Enemy, who wears her mother's usual face and confidential tone, has access; doubtless stares into her writing case and listens on the phone.
Phyllis Mcginley
Idioms

Stare down the barrel of a gun - If someone is staring down the barrel of a gun, there's a high risk of something very bad happening.

Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary AS. starian,; akin to LG. & D. staren, OHG. starēn, G. starren, Icel. stara,; cf. Icel. stira, Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr, stiff, rigid, fixed, Gr. stereo`s solid (E. stereo-,), Skr. sthira, firm, strong. √166. Cf. Sterile

Usage in the news

I know what it's like to grow up with people staring at your face and making insensitive comments. cbsnews.com

Schilling tried to stare down officials. espn.go.com

Now with all that out of the way, stop and stare. nypost.com

Cups of coffee, sleepy stares to nowhere, quiet conversation, and anticipation were all part of the early morning mix. pbs.org

Price hit a three-pointer to tie the game and danced down the court, laughing and clapping as he stared at the opponents' bench. courant.com

This column is due in several hours and I've been staring at a blank page for so long, I now understand what it's like to be on the business end of a "White-Out" brush. marconews.com

NOTHING unusual about the egg yolk staring up at me from a plate of tagliatelle at Babbo one night last week. nytimes.com

A man with no face stares at me from the corner of a room. ashingtonpost.com

Staring Down the Fiscal Cliff. nyc.org

ATLANTA — Two decades later, Dante Bichette still creates stares with his hair. denverpost.com

When everyone stares at their hands. aberdeennews.com

One day, while waiting for my daughter, I noticed that everyone passing by was staring at a device. aberdeennews.com

People stare as Peter Spitz feels his way into the restaurant. estword.com

Staring him in the eyes. katsfm.com

On the street, at his school -- he is usually alone doing this, and the object of puzzled stares. nytimes.com

Usage in scientific papers

After staring at the figure, it should become clear to the reader that the closed braids in a ‘flype pair’ have the same topological knot type.
On transversally simple knots

One data file consists of roughly ten stares, at adjacent fields on the sky.
Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Measurement From Python V

Typically, a file corresponds to data taken over five to ten minutes (depending on how many stares it contains).
Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Measurement From Python V

Then f (∆s) is calculated for each channel, cycle and stare in a file. f (∆s) is then averaged over cycles, stares, and files.
Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Measurement From Python V

Each stare is centered on a new adjacent field.
Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Measurement From Python V

Usage in literature

Bruce straightened up in astonishment and stared at the mountainside. "The Man from the Bitter Roots" by Caroline Lockhart

He stared at his watch. "Out Like a Light" by Gordon Randall Garrett

Its round, flat, bald face stared hard at Johnnie as its rasping staccato warned him boldly. "The Rich Little Poor Boy" by Eleanor Gates

Clif even stopped firing long enough to stare. "A Prisoner of Morro" by Upton Sinclair

He obeyed, staring hard at me before he sat, hard at the chair when he was sitting. "Tongues of Conscience" by Robert Smythe Hichens

And I could stare into them without fear, just as Bobs could stare back without shame. "The Prairie Mother" by Arthur Stringer

Her startled mother stared at her uncomprehendingly. "The Huntress" by Hulbert Footner

I stared at him with a curious uneasiness. "The Blue Germ" by Martin Swayne

Whoever she was she had good nerves, for she never even stared as women do at a strange man. "The La Chance Mine Mystery" by Susan Carleton Jones

A silent and adoring image of his brain stared back at him from the vermilion couch. "Fantazius Mallare" by Ben Hecht

Usage in poetry
He sees the wistful moon arise;
He sits and stares, and clasps his knees.
The town cries and the crowd cries,
"I’ll stay with theses, he says "and these."
"The Bush Lover" by Leon Gellert Author object (436)
Or drowned, and floating with the tide,
Within some lonely midnight bay,—
His arms stretched toward me where he lay,
And blue eyes staring, fixed and wide.
"The Watch-Light" by Kate Seymour Maclean
This might have been a place for sleep,
But, as from that small hollow there
Hosts of bright thistledown begin
Their dazzling journey through the air,
An idle man can only stare.
"Thistledown" by Harold Monro Author object (273)
How many follow
Her in that lone hollow!
She sees them not nor would she hear
Though both shape and sound were clear,
But stares, stares into the pool
Of her fear and beauty full.
"The Wanderer" by John Freeman Author object (372)
"But shall one find it, brother? Where I ride,
Men mock and stare, who never had the dream,
Yet hope within my breast has never died."
"Nor ever died in mine that trembling gleam."
"Comrades" by Helen Gray Cone
All day he stared. But his head drooped at evening,
Bent and slow he stumbled into the white
Cavern of a great chalk hill, hedged with tall bushes,
And in its darkness found a darker night
"The Unloosening" by John Freeman Author object (372)