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11stark — 1. adjective /stɑː(r)k/ a) severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather) His body was already stiff and stark. b) strong; vigorous; powerful …
12stark — adjective 1》 severe or bare in appearance. 2》 unpleasantly or sharply clear. 3》 complete; sheer: stark terror. 4》 rare naked. 5》 archaic or literary rigid or incapable of movement. ↘physically strong. Phrases stark naked completely naked.… …
13stark — UK [stɑː(r)k] / US [stɑrk] adjective [usually before noun] Word forms stark : adjective stark comparative starker superlative starkest 1) used for describing a building or scene that is very clear and plain to look at, often in a slightly… …
14starkly — stark ► ADJECTIVE 1) severe or bare in appearance. 2) unpleasantly or sharply clear. 3) complete; sheer: stark terror. ● stark naked Cf. ↑stark naked ● stark raving (or staring) mad Cf. ↑ …
15starkness — stark ► ADJECTIVE 1) severe or bare in appearance. 2) unpleasantly or sharply clear. 3) complete; sheer: stark terror. ● stark naked Cf. ↑stark naked ● stark raving (or staring) mad Cf. ↑ …
16stare — 1 verb (I) 1 to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes (+ out): Stop staring out of the window and do some work! (+ at): What are you staring at? | stare into space (=look for a long time at nothing) see gaze 1 2 be …
17David Davis by-election campaign, 2008 — The logo of the campaign …
18stare — stare1 W2S3 [steə US ster] v [: Old English; Origin: starian] 1.) to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored stare at ▪ What are you staring at? stare (at sb)… …
19daft — Synonyms and related words: abnormal, absurd, apish, asinine, batty, bedlamite, befooled, beguiled, bereft of reason, besotted, boneheaded, brainless, brainsick, buffoonish, cockamamie, cockeyed, crackbrained, cracked, crazed, crazy, crazy about …
20Insanity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insanity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disordered reason disordered reason disordered intellect Sgm: N 1 diseased mind diseased mind unsound mind abnormal mind Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement unsoundness GRP: N 2 Sgm …
