English noun: stare | |||
| 1. | stare (act) a fixed look with eyes open wide | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look, looking, looking at | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | contemplation, gape, gaze, glare, glower, regard | ||
English verb: stare | |||
| 1. | stare (perception) look at with fixed eyes | ||
| Samples | The students stared at the teacher with amazement. | ||
| Examples | They stare up the hill | ||
| Synonyms | gaze | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | outface, outstare, stare down, stargaze | ||
| 2. | stare (body) fixate one's eyes | ||
| Samples | The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly. | ||
| Examples | They stare up the hill | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | glare, glower | ||