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stare

noun [C]
 
 
/steər/ US  /ster/

Definition

a long look at something or someone with your eyes wide open: She gave him a long stare but didn't answer his question.Using the eyesEyesight, glasses and lensesThe eye and surrounding areaPerceptive
(Definition of stare noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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