| Noun | 1. | glare - great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"brightness - the location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum | |
| 2. | glare - an angry starestare - a fixed look with eyes open wide | |
| 3. | 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"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"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"shine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" | |
| 3. | glare - shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"beat - glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us" beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" | |