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1 VERB If you stare at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. □ [V prep/adv] Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head. □ [V ] Mahoney tried not to stare. ● N‑COUNT Stare is also a noun. □  Hlasek gave him a long, cold stare.

2 PHRASE If a situation or the answer to a problem is staring you in the face , it is very obvious, although you may not be immediately aware of it. [INFORMAL ] □  Then the answer hit me. It had been staring me in the face ever since Lullington.

▸  stare out PHRASAL VERB If you stare someone out , you look steadily into their eyes for such a long time that they feel that they have to turn their eyes away from you. □ [V n P ] She stared him out with hard, pebble-like eyes. COLLOCATIONS stare NOUN 1

adjective + stare : blank, glassy, unblinking, unwavering; disapproving, icy, stony; curious, incredulous, wide-eyed

verb + stare : draw; meet, return VERB 1

stare+ adverb : blankly, vacantly; fixedly, intently; dreamily, longingly

star|fish /stɑː ^r f I ʃ/ (starfish ) N‑COUNT A starfish is a flat, star-shaped creature with five arms that lives in the sea.

sta r-gazer (star-gazers ) also stargazer N‑COUNT A star-gazer is someone who studies the stars as an astronomer or astrologer. [INFORMAL ]

sta r-gazing also stargazing N‑UNCOUNT Star-gazing is the activity of studying the stars as an astronomer or astrologer. [INFORMAL ]

stark /stɑː ^r k/ (starker , starkest )

1 ADJ Stark choices or statements are harsh and unpleasant. □  U.K. companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive. □  The conviction should send out a stark warning to other motorists. ●  stark|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  The point is a starkly simple one.

2 ADJ If two things are in stark contrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious. □  …secret cooperation between London and Washington that was in stark contrast to official policy. ●  stark|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  The outlook now is starkly different.

3 ADJ Something that is stark is very plain in appearance. □  …the stark white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room. ●  stark|ly ADV [ADV adj, ADV with v] □  The desert was luminous, starkly beautiful.

sta rk na |ked ADJ [ADJ after v, v-link ADJ ] Someone who is stark naked is completely naked. [EMPHASIS ] □  All contestants were stark naked.

star|let /stɑː ^r l I t/ (starlets ) N‑COUNT A starlet is a young actress who is expected to become a film star in the future. [JOURNALISM ]

star|light /stɑː ^r la I t/ N‑UNCOUNT Starlight is the light that comes from the stars at night.

star|ling /stɑː ^r l I ŋ/ (starlings ) N‑COUNT A starling is a very common bird with greenish-black feathers covered in pale spots which is found in Europe and North America. Starlings often fly around in large groups.

star|lit /stɑː ^r l I t/ ADJ [ADJ n] Starlit means made lighter or brighter by the stars. □  …a clear starlit sky. □  …this cold, starlit night.

sta r pri ze (star prizes ) N‑COUNT The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.

star|ry /stɑː ri/ ADJ [ADJ n] A starry night or sky is one in which a lot of stars are visible. □  She stared up at the starry sky.

sta rry-eyed ADJ If you say that someone is starry-eyed , you mean that they have such a positive or hopeful view of a situation that they do not see what it is really like. □  I'm not starry-eyed about Europe. □  …a starry-eyed young couple.

Sta rs and Stri pes N‑PROPER The Stars and Stripes is the name of the national flag of the United States of America.

sta r sign (star signs ) N‑COUNT Your star sign is the sign of the zodiac under which you were born.