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glaze
[ gleyz ]
/ gleɪz /
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verb (used with object), glazed, glaz·ing.
verb (used without object), glazed, glaz·ing.
to become glazed or glassy: Their eyes glazed over as the lecturer droned on.
(of a grinding wheel) to lose abrasive quality through polishing of the surface from wear.
noun
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Origin of glaze
OTHER WORDS FROM glaze
glaz·i·ly, adverbglaz·i·ness, nounre·glaze, verb (used with object), re·glazed, re·glaz·ing.sem·i·glaze, nounWords nearby glaze
glauconite, glaucophane, glaucous, glaucous gull, glaur, glaze, glazed, glaze ice, glazement, glazer, glazier
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British Dictionary definitions for glaze
glaze
/ (ɡleɪz) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of glaze
glazed, adjectiveglazer, nounglazy, adjectiveWord Origin for glaze
C14 glasen, from glas glass
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