haze

🇺🇸 /heɪz/ 🇬🇧 /heɪz/
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noun
R

Air that is hard to see through because it has tiny water drops, often from heat.

The morning haze made it hard to see the road.

R

Air filled with something that blocks sight, like smoke or dust.

A thick haze of smoke covered the city after the fire.

R

A confused or unclear state of mind.

He woke up in a haze, unsure of what happened.

verb
R

To become or make something covered in haze.

The windows hazed over with condensation.

R

To play mean tricks on someone, like a new member of a group.

New members were hazed as part of the initiation.

translation

n. Air that is hard to see through because it has tiny water drops, often from heat.; Air filled with something that blocks sight, like smoke or dust.; A confused or unclear state of mind.
v. To become or make something covered in haze.; To play mean tricks on someone, like a new member of a group.

Word Forms

3rd Present hazes
Past hazed
Perfect hazed
Progressive hazing
Plural hazes