haze.
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
Meaning & usage
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
The soap left a persistent haze on the drinking glasses.
The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax.
Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
Where this word comes from
* The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century. * Possibly back-formation from hazy. * Compare Old Norse höss (“grey”), akin to Old English hasu (“gray”).
To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.
Where this word comes from
* The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century. * Possibly back-formation from hazy. * Compare Old Norse höss (“grey”), akin to Old English hasu (“gray”).
To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting person, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.
To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.
To use aversive stimuli on (a wild animal, such as a bear) to encourage it to keep its distance from humans.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from hawze (“terrify, frighten, confound”), from Middle French haser (“irritate, annoy”)
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