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- [stair]
- /stɛər/
- /steər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stair]
- /stɛər/
Definitions of stares word
- verb without object stares to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open. 1
- verb without object stares to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative gallery. 1
- verb without object stares (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle. 1
- verb with object stares to stare at: to stare a person up and down. 1
- verb with object stares to effect or have a certain effect on by staring: to stare one out of countenance. 1
- noun stares a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open: The banker greeted him with a glassy stare. 1
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Origin of stares
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English staren, Old English starian; cognate with Dutch staren, German starren, Old Norse stara; akin to stark, starve
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Parts of speech for Stares
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stares popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stares usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stares
verb stares
noun stares
- gapes — a wide opening; gap; breach.
- gazes — Plural form of gaze.
- glares — Plural form of glare.
- glowers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glower.
- leers — to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me.
Antonyms for stares
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