glaze
Plural: glazes
Noun
- any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
- a glossy finish on a fabric
- a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
- The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
- A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
- A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
- Any smooth, transparent layer or coating.
- A smooth edible coating applied to food.
- Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
- A glazing oven; glost oven.
- Excessive complimenting or praise, especially in a cringeworthy way.
Verb
Verb Forms: glazed, glazing, glazes
- To apply a smooth, glossy coating; to install glass.
- coat with a glaze
- "the potter glazed the dishes"
- "glaze the bread with eggwhite"
- become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
- "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"
- furnish with glass
- coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
- To install windows.
- To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
- To become glazed or glassy.
- Of eyes: to take on an uninterested appearance; to glaze over.
- To ejaculate onto someone's body.
- To compliment or praise excessively in a cringeworthy way.
Examples
- She decided to glaze the opening with a short word, setting up for a bingo.
- to glaze a doughnut
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English glasen, from glas (“glass”) (Modern English glass), from Old English glæs, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Related to glazen. In the sense of "overcompliment", originated in November 2021 and popularized throughout 2022.
The noun is from the verb.
Synonyms
candy, glass, glass over, glaze over, sugarcoat, dickride, glacé, kiss ass, meatride, suck up
Scrabble Score: 15
glaze: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordglaze: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glaze: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary