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stares

UK/ˈstɛəz//ˈstɛɹz/

stares is the plural of stare.

stares is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stare.

Meaning of stare

Noun (1)

stare (plural stares)

  1. A persistent gaze.
    • the stares of astonished passers-by

Noun (2)

stare (plural stares)

  1. (archaic) A starling.
    • The Stares be bigger than thoſe in England, as blacke as Crovves, being the most troubleſome, and injurious bird of all others, pulling up the cornes by the roots, vvhen it is young, […]1634, William Wood, “Of the Birds and Fowles both of Land and Water”, in New Englands Prospect. A True, Lively, and Experimentall Description of that Part of America, Commonly Called New England...

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Phrases with stares

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Words that rhyme with stares

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Questions about stares

What is stares the plural of?
Stares is the plural of stare.
How do you pronounce stares?
Stares is pronounced /ˈstɛəz/ (UK).

Words near stares in the dictionary

  1. staree
  2. starees
  3. stareful
  4. starer
  5. starers
  6. stares
  7. stares daggers
  8. stares down
  9. stares into space
  10. stares like a stuck pig
  11. stares out

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