Thesaurus: stare

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1. n. The starling.
2. v. i. To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object.
3. v. i. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.
4. v. i. To stand out; to project; to bristle.
5. v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at.
6. n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open.
7. n. a fixed look with eyes open wide
8. v. look at with fixed eyes
9. v. fixate one's eyes
10. The starling. [Obs.] 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. 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. "The law . . . stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it." Locke. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. "A dull and stupid stare." Churchill.
11. The starling. [Obs.]
12. n:7/v:93 n. a fixed look with eyes open wide v. fixate one's eyes