haze

haze
[[t]he͟ɪz[/t]]
hazes
1) N-VAR 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...

The sun smouldered through a thin summer haze.

...the shimmering heat haze.

2) N-SING: usu N of n 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...

A thick haze of acrid smoke hung in the air.

3) N-SING: with supp, oft adj N, N of n If someone is in a haze, they are not thinking clearly or not really noticing what is happening around them.

His mind was a haze of fear and confusion.

...asking people to recollect a vanished past through a nostalgic haze.

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