glare (noun)
121blinding — blind|ing [ˈblaındıŋ] adj 1.) [usually before noun] so bright or strong that you cannot see properly blinding flash/light/glare etc ▪ the desert with its strange twisted plants and its blinding light blinding rain/snow/heat etc ▪ I struggled back …
122glitter — glit|ter1 [ glıtər ] verb intransitive 1. ) to shine with a lot of small quick flashes of light: SPARKLE 2. ) if your eyes glitter, they show a strong emotion such as anger: Bill s eyes glittered with irritation. glitter glit|ter 2 [ glıtər ]… …
123glower — glow|er [ glaur ] verb intransitive to look angrily at someone: GLARE ╾ glow|er noun singular …
124shield — shield1 [ ʃild ] noun count ** 1. ) an object that soldiers carried in the past to protect themselves from being hit a ) a RIOT SHIELD that police officers carry to protect them b ) an object that protects a particular part of your body, for… …
125squint — squint1 [ skwınt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to close your eyes slightly and try to see something, either because of a bright light or because your eyes do not work very well: She was squinting because of the glare. squint at: He squinted at her in… …
126gleam — [OE] Gleam is one of a very wide range of English words beginning with gl that denote ‘shining’ (others include glare, glint, glister, glitter, and glow). Originally it was a noun, which came from Germanic *glaim , *glim (source also of glimmer… …
127snow-blind — adjective temporarily blinded by the glare of light reflected by a large expanse of snow. Derivatives snow blindness noun …
128sunglasses — plural noun glasses tinted to protect the eyes from sunlight or glare …
