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haze¹ Definition

haze (hāz)

noun

  1. a dispersion of fine sand, smoke, dust, etc. in the air that reduces visibility
  2. 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

  1. Naut. to punish or harass by forcing to do hard, unnecessary work
  2. ☆ to initiate or discipline (fellow students) by forcing to do ridiculous, humiliating, or painful things
  3. West to drive (horses or cattle) while on horseback

Etymology: < ? OFr haser, to irritate, annoy

haze Synonyms

haze

n.

mist, smokiness, indistinctness, fume, fog, smog, steam, cloudiness, miasma, film, haziness; see also fog 1, mist. See syn. study at mist.

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

  • smoke: According to one report, " the area was wrapped in a haze of blue smoke.
  • dust: The combine trundles into view every few minutes in a haze of wheat dust.

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