Haze
[heɪz] or [hez]
Definition
(noun.) atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility.
(verb.) harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions.
(verb.) become hazy, dull, or cloudy.
Typed by Borg--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency in the air; hence, figuratively, obscurity; dimness.
(v. i.) To be hazy, or tick with haze.
(v. t.) To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work.
(v. t.) To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman.
Inputed by Dennis
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Fog, mist.[2]. Obscurity, dimness.
Editor: Philip
Definition
n. vapour which renders the air thick: obscurity.—v.i. to form a haze.—adv. Haz′ily.—n. Haz′iness.—adj. Haz′y thick with haze: obscure: confused (of the mind).
v.t. to vex with needless tasks: to play tricks upon to bully.—ns. Haz′er a player of boorish pranks and practical jokes; Haz′ing brutal horse-play.
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Examples
- So there it was, in the haze yonder; and it increased and multiplied. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The two girls walked swiftly, gladly, because of the soft, subtle rush of morning that filled the wet haze. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The air of the night was very still, but dim with a peculiar mistwhich changed the moonlight into a luminous haze. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay shrouded in a haze of its own, which appeared impervious to the sun's rays. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- There she is, rising into the haze, staring at us wi' a strange red glower. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In his own mind there was only a lazy sense of pleasure, veiling the sharp edges of sensation as the September haze veiled the scene at their feet. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Yes; with the right eye I see a glow--a ruddy haze. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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