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English
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Pronunciation
h�z, /heɪz/, /heIz/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪz|-eɪz

Homophones
hays
heys

Noun
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1. Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.

#*1772 December, James Cook, wikisource:A_Voyage_Towards_the_South_pole_and_Around_the_World|A_Voyage_Towards_the_South_pole_and_Around_the_World, vol. 1 ch. 2:
#:Our hopes, however, soon vanished; for before eight o'clock, the serenity of the sky was changed into a thick haze, accompanied with rain.
#*1895, H.G. Wells, wikisource:The Cone|The Cone:
#:A blue haze, half dust, half mist, touched the long valley with mystery.

1. The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.

#*1998, Leonard I. Nass and Charles A. Heiberger, Encyclopedia of PVC ¹, ISBN 0824778227, page 318:
#:Haze is listed as a percent value and, typically, is about 1% for meat film.

1. brewing|countable Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.

#*1985, Philip Jackisch, Modern Winemaking ², ISBN 0801414555, page 69:
#:Various clarifying and fining agents are used in winemaking to remove hazes.

1. Mental confusion; the state of being in a haze.

#*2000, Daphné Du Maurier, The Scapegoat ³, ISBN 081221725X, page 218:
#:In my haze of alcohol, I thought for one crazy instant that he had plumbed my secret.

Translations

trans-top|very fine particles suspended in the air
Estonian: uduvine
Finnish: utu, (usva)
German: Dunst m
Japanese: �� (enmu)
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Korean: �무 (yeonmu)
Portuguese: névoa
Spanish: bruma
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trans-top|degree of cloudiness in a glass or plastic
Finnish: himmeys
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Korean: ��� (heijeu)
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trans-top|substance causing turbidity in beer or wine
Finnish: sameus
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trans-top|mental confusion
Finnish: sekavuus
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ttbc|Italian: smog, nebbia
ttbc|Persian: �� (meh)
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Verb
en-verb|hazes|hazing|hazed

1. 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.

Translations
trans-top|to perform an initiation ritual
Finnish: mopottaa, simputtaa
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