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  1. 1. n. The starling. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To stand out; to project; to bristle. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a fixed look with eyes open wide Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. look at with fixed eyes Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. fixate one's eyes Source: wordnet
  10. 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. Source: webster
  11. 11. The starling. [Obs.] Source: adambom
  12. 12. n:7/v:93 n. a fixed look with eyes open wide v. fixate one's eyes Source: ecdict

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