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Definition of STARE

Stare
Stare Stare, n. [AS. st[ae]r. See Starling.] (Zo["o]l.) The starling. [Obs.]
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Stare Stare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. stared; p. pr. & vb. n. staring.] [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren, OHG. star[=e]n, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira, Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed, Gr. ? solid (E. stereo-), Skr. sthira firm, strong. [root]166. Cf. Sterile.] 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.
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Stare Stare, v. t. 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.
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Stare Stare, n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. ``A dull and stupid stare.' --Churchill.
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Starling Star"ling, n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A California fish; the rock trout. 3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling. Rose-colored starling. (Zo["o]l.) See Pastor.

Meaning of STARE from wikipedia

- Look up stare in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stare may refer to: Staré, a village and muni****lity in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of...
- The thousand-yard stare (also referred to as two-thousand-yard stare) is a phrase often used to describe the blank, unfocused gaze of people experiencing...
- in 1927 as SK Staré Město in Staré Město, the club pla**** exclusively in the lower levels of Czechoslovak and later Czech football. Staré Město won the...
- Staré (Hungarian: Sztára) is a village and muni****lity in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. In historical records the village...
- The Kubrick stare is a technique used to portray insane or unstable characters in film. In a Kubrick stare, an actor looks out from under the brow line...
- facts. The legal doctrine stating that courts should follow precedent is stare decisis (Latin, lit. 'to stand by things decided'). Common law legal systems...
- The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 satirical black comedy war film directed by Grant Heslov, adapted by Peter Straughan, and starring George Clooney...
- Staré Město or Staré Mesto may refer to places: Old Town (Prague) (Czech: Staré Město), historical part of Prague Staré Město (Bruntál District), a muni****lity...
- The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004) is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson concerning the U.S. Army's exploration of New Age concepts and the potential military...
- Gorgon Stare is a video capture technology developed by the United States military. It is a spherical array of nine cameras attached to an aerial drone...