haze
haze¹
Definition
haze (hāz)
noun
- a dispersion of fine sand, smoke, dust, etc. in the air that reduces visibility
- a slight confusion or vagueness of mind
Etymology: prob. back-form. < hazy
intransitive verb, transitive verb hazed, haz′·ing
to make or become hazy: often with over
haze²
Definition
haze (hāz)
transitive verb hazed, haz′·ing
- Naut. to punish or harass by forcing to do hard, unnecessary work
- ☆ to initiate or discipline (fellow students) by forcing to do ridiculous, humiliating, or painful things
- ☆ West to drive (horses or cattle) while on horseback
Etymology: < ? OFr haser, to irritate, annoy
haze
Synonyms
haze
n.
haze
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- shimmer: Neither was it a form of shimmering heat haze.
- create: There is also a general shimmering that creates a haze over most of the fruit.
- leave: The day was mainly sunny with early misty cloud burning off during the morning leaving smoke haze.
- see: Our MO's go off on schedule, we can hardly see a blue haze over the insulators, probably moisture I say.
Adjective modifier
- smoky: Words give Shape to the unknown figures through the smoky haze.
- purple: For now, on a moody, overcast day, the " purple haze " seems fitting.
- alcoholic: Sure there's some memories stuck in the alcoholic haze still.
- drunken: We decided even in our drunken haze to head back for some kip.
- thick: The air is a thick haze of supersonic grit, the fire is burning in the wind like a blast furnace.
- golden: There's a bright, golden haze on the meadow There's a bright, golden haze on the meadow.
Modifies a noun
- layer: Several distinct, detached haze layers can be seen above the opaque haze layer.
- machine: We will be using a haze machine which puts a fine mist in the air which shows up the beams from the lights.
Noun used with modifier
- heat: Walking along main street in the heat haze is surreal.
- smoke: The morning was sunny with smoke haze low on the horizons.
- morning: To distinguish them apart in the morning sleep haze, I threaded white laces into the scruffy pair.
- summer: Clearly every British cloud ( or rather summer haze ) has its silver lining.
- evening: They also color distant objects and through the evening haze, dark distant objects appear blue and light clouds appear yellow.
Preposition: in
- distance: The building in the haze in the distance still stands, I think, albeit very derelict.
Preposition: of
