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Haze - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Haze : (noun)
1: atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced
visibility
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze, fog]
(verb)
1: become hazy, dull, or cloudy
2: harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in
military institutions
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Haze : \Haze\, n. [Cf. Icel. h["o]ss gray; akin to AS. hasu,
heasu, gray; or Armor. a['e]zen, ['e]zen, warm vapor,
exhalation, zephyr.]
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.
O'er the sky The silvery haze of summer drawn.
--Tennyson.
Above the world's uncertain haze. --Keble.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Haze : \Haze\, v. i.
To be hazy, or tick with haze. --Ray.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Haze : \Haze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hazed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hazing.] [Also haze.] [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has
hough, OD. h[ae]ssen ham.]
1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or
difficult work.
2. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Haze |
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StPaul_Weather: SL: Overcast with Haze and Breezy and 15 F at St. Paul Downtown Holman Field, MN Winds are from the North at 24.2 gusti http://s1z.us/eu.htm |
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whoadoggie: Just seeing the video for "bad romance", in a drunken Haze I say, WTF was she on? |
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tweetpod: i love listening to music.
im listening to matt kearney and sara Haze right now; perfect night time... http://dailybooth.com/u/1848t |
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