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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAZE, n. [The primary sense of this word is probably to mix, or to turn, stir and make thick.]
Fog; a watery vapor in the air, or a dry vapor like smoke, which renders the air thick.
HAZE
, v.i. To be foggy. [A local word.]
HAZE, v.t. To frighten. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze, fog, haze] v
1: become hazy, dull, or cloudy
2: harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: probably back-formation from hazy Date: 1706 1. a. fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency of the air b. a cloudy appearance in a transparent liquid or solid; also a dullness of finish (as on furniture) 2. something suggesting atmospheric haze; especially vagueness of mind or mental perception II. verb (hazed; hazing) Date: 1801 transitive verb to make hazy, dull, or cloudy intransitive verb to become hazy or cloudy III. transitive verb (hazed; hazing) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1840 1. a. to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work b. to harass by banter, ridicule, or criticism 2. to haze by way of initiation <haze the fraternity pledges> 3. West to drive (as cattle or horses) from horseback • hazer noun

NOAA Weather Glossary

Fine dust or salt particles in the air that reduce visibility.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 obscuration of the atmosphere near the earth by fine particles of water, smoke, or dust. 2 mental obscurity or confusion. Etymology: prob. back-form. f. HAZY 2. v.tr. 1 Naut. harass with overwork. 2 US bully; seek to disconcert. Etymology: orig. uncert.: cf. obs. F haser tease, insult

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Haze Haze, n. [Cf. Icel. h["o]ss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. a['e]zen, ['e]zen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.] Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency in the air; hence, figuratively, obscurity; dimness. O'er the sky The silvery haze of summer drawn. --Tennyson. Above the world's uncertain haze. --Keble.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Haze Haze, v. i. To be hazy, or tick with haze. --Ray.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Haze Haze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hazing.] [Also haze.] [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has hough, OD. h[ae]ssen ham.] 1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work. 2. To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Haze Haze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hazing.] [Also haze.] [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has hough, OD. h[ae]ssen ham.] 1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work. 2. To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hazes) 1. Haze is light mist, caused by particles of water or dust in the air, which prevents you from seeing distant objects clearly. Haze often forms in hot weather. They vanished into the haze near the horizon... N-VAR 2. If there is a haze of something such as smoke or steam, you cannot see clearly through it. (LITERARY) Dan smiled at him through a haze of smoke and steaming coffee... N-SING: usu N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Fog, mist. 2. Obscurity, dimness.

Moby Thesaurus

London fog, London special, absentmindedness, abstraction, banter, becloud, befog, befuddlement, bemist, bemusement, bewilderment, bother, botheration, chaff, chaos, clabber up, cloud, cloud over, cloud up, cloudiness, confusion, darken, darken over, daze, dim, discombobulation, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disorder, disorganization, disorientation, disturbance, dream, drisk, drizzling mist, embarrassment, encloud, enmist, film, flummox, flurry, fluster, flutter, fog, frenzy, frost smoke, fuddle, fuddlement, gauze, jape, jest, jive, joke, jolly, josh, jumble, kid, maze, mess, mist, mistiness, muddle, muddleheadedness, muddlement, murk, murkiness, needle, nubilate, obnubilate, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, oversmoke, pea soup, pea-soup fog, peasouper, perplexity, perturbation, pother, preoccupation, pucker, put on, rag, rally, razz, reverie, rib, ride, roast, ruffle, shade, shadow, shuffle, smog, smoke, smokiness, stew, stupor, sweat, swivet, tease, tizzy, trance, twit, unsettlement, upset, vapor, woolgathering