Associations to the word «Stare»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
STARE, verb. (intransitive) (construed with at) To look fixedly (at something).
STARE, verb. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.
STARE, verb. (obsolete) To stand out; to project; to bristle.
STARE, noun. A persistent gaze.
STARE, noun. (obsolete) A starling.
STARE AT THE WALL, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see stare, wall.
STARE AT THE WALL, verb. To be idle.
STARE DAGGERS, verb. Alternative form of look daggers
STARE DECISIS, noun. (legal) The principle of following judicial precedent.
STARE DOWN, verb. (transitive) To overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.
STARE SOMEONE IN THE FACE, verb. (idiomatic) To be extremely visible and obvious.
Dictionary definition
STARE, noun. A fixed look with eyes open wide.
STARE, verb. Look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement".
STARE, verb. Fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.