Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stare
2 senses of stare
Sense 1
gaze, stare
=> stare down outface
=> stargaze
Sense 2
stare
=> glower, glare
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stare
2 senses of stare
Sense 1
gaze, stare
=> stare down outface
=> stargaze
Sense 2
stare
=> glower, glare
Entailment of verb stare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stare
2 senses of stare
Sense 1
gaze, stare
=> look
Sense 2
stare
=> look
Familiarity of verb stare
stare used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stare
Sense 1
gaze, stare
=> look
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Sense 2
stare
=> look
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Overview of verb stare
The verb stare has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (82) gaze, stare -- (look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement")
2. (4) stare -- (fixate one's eyes; look at with a fixed gaze, as of a sculpture or a painting; "The ancestor in the painting stared down at us menacingly")
Overview of adj staring
The adj staring has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. agaze, staring -- ((used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes")
2. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter -- (without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense")
Overview of adv staring
The adv staring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. staringly, staring -- (with a stare; "`quoi?' asked Blanchard, staring")
Antonyms of adj staring
2 senses of staring
Sense 1
agaze, staring
INDIRECT (VIA open) -> closed, shut
Sense 2
arrant(postnominal), complete(postnominal), consummate(postnominal), double-dyed(postnominal), everlasting(postnominal), gross(postnominal), perfect(postnominal), pure(postnominal), sodding(postnominal), stark(postnominal), staring(postnominal), thoroughgoing(postnominal), utter(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA unmitigated) -> mitigated
Similarity of adj staring
2 senses of staring
Sense 1
agaze, staring
=> open (vs. closed), opened
Sense 2
arrant(postnominal), complete(postnominal), consummate(postnominal), double-dyed(postnominal), everlasting(postnominal), gross(postnominal), perfect(postnominal), pure(postnominal), sodding(postnominal), stark(postnominal), staring(postnominal), thoroughgoing(postnominal), utter(postnominal)
=> unmitigated (vs. mitigated)
Attributes of adj staring
Familiarity of adj staring
staring used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj staring
staring
Overview of verb stare
The verb stare has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (82) gaze, stare -- (look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement")
2. (4) stare -- (fixate one's eyes; look at with a fixed gaze, as of a sculpture or a painting; "The ancestor in the painting stared down at us menacingly")
Overview of adj staring
The adj staring has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. agaze, staring -- ((used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes")
2. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter -- (without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense")
Overview of adv staring
The adv staring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. staringly, staring -- (with a stare; "`quoi?' asked Blanchard, staring")
staring definition
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