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• wide — wideness, n. /wuyd/, adj., wider, widest, adv., n. adj. 1. having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard. 2. having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three feet wide. 3. of great horizontal extent;… …   Universalium

• wide — /waɪd / (say wuyd) adjective (wider, widest) 1. having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad; not narrow. 2. having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three metres wide. 3. of great horizontal extent; extensive;… …  

• wide — [[t]waɪd[/t]] adj. wid•er, wid•est, adv. 1) of great extent from side to side; broad: a wide street[/ex] 2) having a specified extent from side to side: three feet wide[/ex] 3) vast; spacious: the wide plains[/ex] 4) of great range or scope: a… …   From formal English to slang

• stare — stare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {stared} (st[^a]rd); 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. stereo s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stare — ► VERB 1) look fixedly at someone or something with the eyes wide open. 2) (stare out/down) look fixedly at (someone) until they feel forced to look away. ► NOUN ▪ an act of staring. ● be staring someone in the face Cf. ↑be staring some …   English terms dictionary

• stare — starer, n. staringly, adv. /stair/, v., stared, staring, n. v.i. 1. to gaze fixedly and intently, esp. with the eyes wide open. 2. to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative …   Universalium

• stare — [c]/stɛə / (say stair) verb (stared, staring) –verb (i) 1. to gaze fixedly, especially with the eyes wide open. 2. to stand out boldly or obtrusively to view. 3. (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle. –verb (t) 4. to stare at. 5. to… …  

• stare — [[t]stɛər[/t]] v. stared, star•ing, n. 1) to gaze fixedly and intently, esp. with the eyes wide open 2) to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous 3) (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle 4) to stare at: to stare a person up and… …   From formal English to slang

• stare — I. verb (stared; staring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English starian; akin to Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to look fixedly often with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stare — verb 1》 look fixedly at someone or something with the eyes wide open.     ↘(stare someone out/down) look fixedly at someone until they feel forced to look away. 2》 be unpleasantly prominent or striking. noun an act of staring. Phrases be staring… …   English new terms dictionary

• stare — [ster] vi. stared, staring [ME staren < OE starian, akin to ON stara < Gmc * stara , having fixed eyes, rigid < IE base * (s)ter , rigid, stiff > STARK, Gr strēnēs, hard] 1. to gaze or look steadily with eyes wide open, as in fear,… …   English World dictionary