VERB | perception | stare, gaze | look at with fixed eyes |
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body | stare | fixate one's eyes | |
NOUN | act | stare | a fixed look with eyes open wide |
Sounds | steh'r | |
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Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... |
Meaning | A fixed look with eyes open wide. | |
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Narrower | contemplation | A long and thoughtful observation |
gape | A stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) | |
gaze, regard | A long fixed look | |
glare, glower | An angry stare | |
Broader | look, looking, looking at | The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually |
Spanish | mirada | |
Catalan | mirada fixa, mirada | |
Verbs | stare | fixate one's eyes |
stare | look at with fixed eyes |
Meaning | look at with fixed eyes. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | They stare up the hill | |
Example | "The students stared at the teacher with amazement" | |
Synonym | gaze | |
Narrower | stare down, outstare, outface | Overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring |
stargaze | observe / observe the stars | |
Broader | look | perceive with attention |
Spanish | contemplar, mirar fijamente, observar | |
Catalan | contemplar, mirar fixament | |
Nouns | stare | a fixed look with eyes open wide |
starer | a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility) |
Meaning | fixate one's eyes. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Model | They stare up the hill | |
Narrower | glower, glare | look at with a fixed gaze |
Broader | look | perceive with attention |
Catalan | fitar | |
Nouns | stare | a fixed look with eyes open wide |
starer | a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility) |
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