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The correct spelling is haze.
How to pronounce haze
/heɪz/
nounIPA: /heɪz/
Say it like: Haz-e
The correct spelling is haze. Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. For example: "The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax."
Usage Examples
“The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
- 2.A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
- 3.An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
- 4.Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
- 5.(packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
verb
- 1.To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.
- 2.To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit.
- 3.To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
- 4.In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.
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