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stare To stare is to fix your eyes on a subject. As hard as it might be to resist looking at them for long periods of time, it's not polite to stare at celebrities. The noun stare is a certain kind of gaze — a long, intense one. The verb to stare is the act of staring, of locking one's eyes somewhere. When one stares at something, one looks at it for a long period of time, often with great intensity and without blinking. That's why one loses a staring contest when one blinks.
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Stare Decisis Definition: A basic principle of the law whereby once a decision (a precedent) on a certain set of facts has been made, another Court of the same rank or lower, must apply that decision in cases presenting the same set of facts.
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What are Mangroves? What are Mangroves? Mangroves are trees or plants which grow in the area between the land and water. There are approximately 80 different species of mangrove trees. All of these trees grow in soils which are low in oxygen. Tidal movements vary in these areas, however it results in fine sediments gathering together along the roots.
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- Medical Definition of eyed. : having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number—often used in combination a blue-eyed patient. See words that rhyme with eyed Nglish: Translation of eyed for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of eyed for Arabic speakers.
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- verb. stare at. 1  admire. 2  beam. 3  bore. 4  contemplate. 5  eye. 6  eyeball. 7  gape. 8  gawk. 9  get a load of. 10  get an eyeful. 11  glare. 12  gloat. 13  inspect. 14  lamp. 15  look. 16  look fixedly. 17  moon. 18  observe. 19  ogle. 20  peek. 21  peep. 22  peer. 23  pin. 24  pipe. 25  regard. 26  rubber. 27  rubberneck. 28  scrutinize. 29  see. 30  size up. 31  survey. 32  take in. 33  view. 34  watch. 35  wonder.
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stare decisis legal Definition of stare decisis : the doctrine under which courts adhere to precedent on questions of law in order to insure certainty, consistency, and stability in the administration of justice with departure from precedent permitted for compelling reasons (as to prevent the perpetuation of injustice)
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Does staring at screens all day really damage your eyes? We asked an expert Because they emit HEV light (also called blue light), staring at phone and tablet screens may actually harm our eyes permanently. HEV light is that portion of the visible light spectrum that comprises light with the shortest wavelengths, which carry the greatest potential to damage living tissue.
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- For other uses, see Blink (disambiguation). Blinking is a semi-autonomic rapid closing of the eyelid. A single blink is determined by the forceful closing of the eyelid or inactivation of the levator palpebrae superioris and the activation of the palpebral portion of the orbicularis oculi, not the full open and close.
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Think someone's staring at you? You're not paranoid... it's 'hard-wired' into our brains Scientists suggest this feeling is designed to put us on our guard or make us ready for interaction before it actually happens. Professor Colin Clifford, an expert in vision who led the research, said: 'It turns out we're hard-wired to believe others are staring at us.
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- B2 to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking: 1  Don't stare at people like that, it's rude. 2  Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been.
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- Photo of Kaiser Permanente South Baltimore County Medical Center - Halethorpe, MD, United States by Rob S. Photo of Kaiser Permanente South Baltimore County Medical Center - Halethorpe, MD, United States
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look To turn one's eyes on: looked him in the eye. 2. To convey by one's expression: looked annoyance at the judge; looked his devotion to me. 3. a. To have an appearance of conformity with: He looks his age. She dressed up to look the part.
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revered Revered is defined as profoundly honored, or feeling deep respect for something. When you have a family member that you respect and honor, this is an example of someone that is revered. revered. simple past tense and past participle of revere The villagers revered their religious leader for his example of pious conduct.
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- In colloquial English, it means “Hey, look at this!” or something similar. The lo part is an expression of surprise, or a way of drawing someone’s attention. Behold means to look at something, or to observe it.
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- stare verb [I/T]. › to ​look ​directly at someone or something for a ​long ​time: [I] Don’t stare at ​people. [M] The ​fighters ​tried to stare each other down (= ​cause the other to ​turn away). stare noun [C] us /ster, staer/ › Stær ​she tried ​to silence him with a hard. stare
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glare glare - 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. prominence - the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent. Verb: 1. glare - look at with a fixed gaze; The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her glower. stare - fixate one's eyes; The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly 2. glare - be sharply reflected; The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface
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- scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) examination. audit - a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; he made an audit of all the plants on his property; an energy efficiency audit; an email log audit.
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- Define behold: to perceive through sight or apprehension : see; to gaze upon : observe — behold in a sentence to perceive through sight or apprehension : see; to gaze upon : observe; —used in the imperative especially to call attention… See the full definition
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- Every one breakfasted at a different hour in the Red House, and the Squire was always the latest, giving a long chance to a rather feeble morning appetite before he tried it. View in context To look is a feeble verb indeed to express the unexpected shock of beauty to which I was suddenly exposed.
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navel-gazing Definition of navel–gazing for English Language Learners. : the activity of thinking too much or too deeply about yourself, your experiences, your feelings, etc.
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- gazing curiously. far from the staring crowds. 2. having a fixed expression, because of madness, death, etc. I was thinking about the staring eyes Jessica had had when she'd been pretending to be dead. the staring eyes of a visionary. an excited little man with the staring eyes of a visionary.
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Why Does My Cat... Stare at Me? Sometimes a stare involves the sequential opening and closing of one peeping eye as she drifts in and out of slumber. Cats do this for several reasons, such as keeping an eye out for predators. Take heart, though: However much a cat considers you a practical source of food, she’s probably also staring at you because you’re the center of her universe and she likes to see what you are up to — food related or otherwise.
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- The way stare decisis is supposed to be used is indicated by the definition of it in Bouvier's Law Dictionary of 1856, which is closer to original practice and intent: Stare decisis. To abide or adhere to decided cases.
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ocular Definition of ocular. 1  1a : done or perceived by the eye ocular inspectionb : based on what has been seen ocular testimony. 2  2a : of or relating to the eye ocular musclesb : resembling an eye in form or function.
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- When applied to girls: the quality of being unaware of - or otherwise unaffected by - blatant perving. Gavin: (staring at Karen's breasts) Wow you have beautiful eyes. Karen: Aw, you're so sweet. Onlooker: Karen is totally impervious. #pervert #breasts #ogling #perving #eyes.
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- Jes' lemme think a bit, said Bert, finding the stare debilitating. The first lesson is to recognise that the big, overwhelming, debilitating pain that hits from time to time does subside and, as hard as it is to go through, you learn that you do come out of the other side each time.