Glaze
noun
A shiny coating applied to the surface of a ceramic object.
She applied a blue glaze to the pottery.
Often appears as...
- apply a glaze
- glaze over pottery
verb
To put a glaze on something such as a cake, pottery, or painting.
She glazed the donuts with sugar icing.
Often appears as...
- glaze a donut
- glaze a pottery
verb
If your eyes glaze over, you stop paying attention because you are bored or tired.
His eyes glazed over as the lecture dragged on.
Often appears as...
- eyes glaze over
- glaze over with boredom
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A thin, smooth, shiny surface.
The glaze of the polished table was gleaming.
Often appears as...
- glaze on a table
- glaze on a window
noun
A shiny coating applied to the surface of a ceramic object.
She applied a blue glaze to the pottery.
Often appears as...
- apply a glaze
- glaze over pottery
verb
To put a glaze on something such as a cake, pottery, or painting.
She glazed the donuts with sugar icing.
Often appears as...
- glaze a donut
- glaze a pottery
verb
If your eyes glaze over, you stop paying attention because you are bored or tired.
His eyes glazed over as the lecture dragged on.
Often appears as...
- eyes glaze over
- glaze over with boredom
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A thin, smooth, shiny surface.
The glaze of the polished table was gleaming.
Often appears as...
- glaze on a table
- glaze on a window
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Artistic Finish
Refers to a glossy texture on ceramics, creating aesthetic appeal.
After baking, the ceramic vase had an impressive glaze.
Pro Tip 2/2Protective Layer
On ceramics, it also acts as a protective sealing to the material.
The glaze protects the plate from water damage.
Pro Tip 1/2Artistic Finish
Refers to a glossy texture on ceramics, creating aesthetic appeal.
After baking, the ceramic vase had an impressive glaze.
Pro Tip 2/2Protective Layer
On ceramics, it also acts as a protective sealing to the material.
The glaze protects the plate from water damage.
Pro Tip 1/2Artistic Finish
Refers to a glossy texture on ceramics, creating aesthetic appeal.
After baking, the ceramic vase had an impressive glaze.
Pro Tip 2/2Protective Layer
On ceramics, it also acts as a protective sealing to the material.
The glaze protects the plate from water damage.
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
And the snow begins to fall late at night when it's dark. You don't really know what's happening except you hear these ice crystals landing in the wall of your tent. And you wake up in the morning and you realize that this world that you are inside of and suspended in has been coated and glazed
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Enthusiasm and design PIPE...
do a project about you know the world population actually hitting seven billion and so you know how do you actually frame that you know when you say something like seven billion people kind of glaze over with you know numbers like that and how do you frame it in some fashion that actually gives
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How porn changes the way...
The problem was, as I looked at their faces, I could see that their eyes were glazing over, and they were just tuning out. It didn't even matter that I wore what I thought was my cool outfit that day. I was just losing my audience. So, then one of the two adults who worked for the program said,
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How healthy living...
I had to put on sunscreen. This was no small feat, because if you listen to dermatologists, they say that you should have a shot glass full of sunscreen. And you have to reapply it every two to four hours. So I think half of my book advance went into sunscreen. I was like a glazed doughnut
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History’s deadliest...
but at least it didn't share radium's property of radioactivity. Another color did, though - orange. Before World War II, it was common for manufacturers of ceramic dinnerware to use uranium oxide in colored glazes. The compound produced brilliant reds and oranges,
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Why great architecture...
and, in fact, it is seeking protection from the sun. We first proved that all apartments would have sufficient daylight through the year. We then went on to optimize the glazing of the facades to minimize the energy consumption of the building.
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6 ways mushrooms can...
their eyes glaze over, and they think I'm a little crazy. So, I hope to pierce that prejudice forever with this group. We call it mycophobia, the irrational fear of the unknown, when it comes to fungi. Mushrooms are very fast in their growth.
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How healthy living...
every two to four hours so I think half of my book advance went into sunscreen I was like a glazed doughnut for most of the year there was the washing of hands I had to do that properly and my immunologist told me that I should also
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The call to learn PIPE...
but I'm one of the very few people, if not the only person in the world, that makes Klein bottles. Right away, I hope that all of your eyes glaze over. This is a Klein bottle. For those of you in the audience who know,
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3 ways to build a happy...
I see their eyes glaze over, and I can see them thinking, "Doesn't this crazy psychiatrist get it? You can't control the way in which people attract other people and build relationships." Not so, our dear millennials.
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
And the snow begins to fall late at night when it's dark. You don't really know what's happening except you hear these ice crystals landing in the wall of your tent. And you wake up in the morning and you realize that this world that you are inside of and suspended in has been coated and glazed
Video examples
Enthusiasm and design PIPE...
do a project about you know the world population actually hitting seven billion and so you know how do you actually frame that you know when you say something like seven billion people kind of glaze over with you know numbers like that and how do you frame it in some fashion that actually gives
Video examples
How porn changes the way...
The problem was, as I looked at their faces, I could see that their eyes were glazing over, and they were just tuning out. It didn't even matter that I wore what I thought was my cool outfit that day. I was just losing my audience. So, then one of the two adults who worked for the program said,
Video examples
How healthy living...
I had to put on sunscreen. This was no small feat, because if you listen to dermatologists, they say that you should have a shot glass full of sunscreen. And you have to reapply it every two to four hours. So I think half of my book advance went into sunscreen. I was like a glazed doughnut
Video examples
History’s deadliest...
but at least it didn't share radium's property of radioactivity. Another color did, though - orange. Before World War II, it was common for manufacturers of ceramic dinnerware to use uranium oxide in colored glazes. The compound produced brilliant reds and oranges,
Video examples
Why great architecture...
and, in fact, it is seeking protection from the sun. We first proved that all apartments would have sufficient daylight through the year. We then went on to optimize the glazing of the facades to minimize the energy consumption of the building.
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
their eyes glaze over, and they think I'm a little crazy. So, I hope to pierce that prejudice forever with this group. We call it mycophobia, the irrational fear of the unknown, when it comes to fungi. Mushrooms are very fast in their growth.
Video examples
How healthy living...
every two to four hours so I think half of my book advance went into sunscreen I was like a glazed doughnut for most of the year there was the washing of hands I had to do that properly and my immunologist told me that I should also
Video examples
The call to learn PIPE...
but I'm one of the very few people, if not the only person in the world, that makes Klein bottles. Right away, I hope that all of your eyes glaze over. This is a Klein bottle. For those of you in the audience who know,
Video examples
3 ways to build a happy...
I see their eyes glaze over, and I can see them thinking, "Doesn't this crazy psychiatrist get it? You can't control the way in which people attract other people and build relationships." Not so, our dear millennials.
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Joe Gilgun
English Actor
I have to slow down for some people. In Louisiana, people didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I remember seeing people glaze over. Seeing the moment where they've just completely lost all... They just wait for me to stop talking and then say, 'Yeah.
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Josh Tillman
American Musician
I would play my Dungeons and Dragons songs and watch people's eyes glaze over, and then I would start joking around between songs, and all of a sudden people were lighting up and engaging.
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Louis Theroux
British Director
You can talk to someone relatively famous, and they say, 'What do you do? What do you do for a job?' and I say, 'I make documentaries for the BBC,' and you see their eyes just glaze over.
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Matthew Ramsey
American Musician
We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle.
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Bobby Flay
American Chef
I don't like to dump the dressing on top of the greens. Instead, I pour it against the side of the bowl - using only enough to glaze the leaves - then toss.
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Otto von Bismarck
German Leader
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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Ben Stiller
American Comedian
If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.
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Paloma Elsesser
I'm happy to sparkle like a glazed disco ball.
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Ted Koppel
American Journalist
I think we're glazing eyes all across America.
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Jermaine Fowler
American Actor
I like glazed donuts.
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Joe Gilgun
English Actor
I have to slow down for some people. In Louisiana, people didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I remember seeing people glaze over. Seeing the moment where they've just completely lost all... They just wait for me to stop talking and then say, 'Yeah.
Quote examples
Josh Tillman
American Musician
I would play my Dungeons and Dragons songs and watch people's eyes glaze over, and then I would start joking around between songs, and all of a sudden people were lighting up and engaging.
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Louis Theroux
British Director
You can talk to someone relatively famous, and they say, 'What do you do? What do you do for a job?' and I say, 'I make documentaries for the BBC,' and you see their eyes just glaze over.
Quote examples
Matthew Ramsey
American Musician
We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle.
Quote examples
Bobby Flay
American Chef
I don't like to dump the dressing on top of the greens. Instead, I pour it against the side of the bowl - using only enough to glaze the leaves - then toss.
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Otto von Bismarck
German Leader
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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Ben Stiller
American Comedian
If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.
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Paloma Elsesser
I'm happy to sparkle like a glazed disco ball.
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Ted Koppel
American Journalist
I think we're glazing eyes all across America.
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Jermaine Fowler
American Actor
I like glazed donuts.
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