Shak.
To stare in the face, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably
evident. "The law . . . stares them in the face whilst they are
breaking it." Locke.
Stare, n. The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. "A dull
and stupid stare." Churchill.
Star"er (?), n. One who stares, or gazes.
Starf (?), obs. imp. of Starve. Starved. Chaucer.
Star"finch` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European redstart.
Star"fish (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms
belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped
and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five
to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short
as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star,
five-finger, and stellerid.
The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes. See Brittle star,
and Ophiuroidea.