glare

Nouns

  • (n) a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
    • a glare of sunlight
    brilliance, blaze,
  • (n) an angry stare glower,
  • (n) a focus of public attention
    • he enjoyed being in the limelight
    • when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
    limelight, public eye, spotlight,

Verbs

  • (v) look at with a fixed gaze
    • The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her
    glower,
  • (v) be sharply reflected
    • The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface
  • (v) shine intensely
    • The sun glared down on us

Synonyms

brilliance blaze glower limelight public eye spotlight

Words of close approximity

glary
glad
glace glade gland glans glary glass Glaux glaze
Glareola glareole Glareolidae