[{"word":"hazes","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax."},{"definition":"Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/haze","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hazes"]}]