glaze

Formsglazes, glazing, glazed

Pluralglazes

1. 1
   apply a coatingverbtransitive

   To cover something with a thin, smooth coating, often to make it shiny.

   At art class, the children glaze their clay pots to make them shiny.

   The baker glazed each doughnut by dipping it in warm sugar syrup.

   UsageSay glazed with egg.

   Similarcoat

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A shiny layer, like sugar or sauce, spread over food.

   These doughnuts have a sweet chocolate glaze.

   Mom brushed a honey glaze over the ham before it went into the oven.

   Similarcoating

3. 3
   fit windowsverbtransitive

   To put glass into windows, doors, or frames.

   The builders will glaze the house next week.

   They glazed the back porch so the family can use it in winter.

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The hard, glassy coating on pottery, or the material used to make it.

   The vase has a beautiful deep blue glaze.

   She dipped the cup into a bucket of white glaze.

   Similarenamel

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5. 5
   eyes (bored)verbintransitive

   Of eyes, to start to look dull and bored.

   Whenever Grandpa talks about taxes, my eyes start to glaze.

   His eyes glazed as the teacher explained the rules for the third time.

   UsageSay my eyes glazed over.

   Similardull

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6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Any smooth, clear layer that covers something.

   A thin glaze of water covered the road after the rain.

   There was a glaze of sweat on his forehead after the long run.

   Similarfilm, coating, sheen, layer

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7. 7
   nouncountable

   A thin layer of paint that you can see through, or almost see through.

   The artist added a blue glaze to make the sky look deeper.

   She brushed a thin glaze over the dry painting.

8. 8
   verbintransitive

   To become shiny and glassy.

   By morning, the pond had glazed over with ice.

   Sugar on top of a pie will glaze in a hot oven.

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