glare
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
a glare of sunlight
Types & categories
- brightness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
look at with a fixed gaze
The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her
Types & categories
- stare hypernym
Related & opposite
- glower derivation
Sense 3 noun
an angry stare
Types & categories
- stare hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
be sharply reflected
The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface
Types & categories
- shine hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a focus of public attention
he enjoyed being in the limelight
Types & categories
- prominence hypernym
Related & opposite
- foreground derivation
Sense 6 verb
shine intensely
The sun glared down on us
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- glare derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | glare |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blaze |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | brilliant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | brightness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | glower |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stare |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | frown |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | glare |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | stare |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | shine |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | foreground |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | prominence |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | glare |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | beam |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | beat |