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Meaning
Verb
●
To have enough
courage
(to do something).
●
To
defy
or
challenge
(someone to do something)
●
To have enough
courage
to
meet
or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to
face up
to
●
To
terrify
; to daunt.
●
To
catch
(larks) by
producing
terror
through the use of
mirrors
,
scarlet
cloth
, a
hawk
, etc; so that they
lie
still till a
net
is
thrown over
them.
●
To
stare
stupidly
or
vacantly
; to
gaze
as though
amazed
or terrified.
●
To
lie
or
crouch
down in fear.
Noun
●
A
challenge
to
prove
courage.
●
The quality of
daring
;
venturesomeness
; boldness.
●
In Directives:
Defiance; challenge.
●
In Games:
In
the game
truth or dare
, the
choice
to
perform
a
dare
set by
the other players.
●
In Leuciscine fish:
A small
fish
, the dace
Name
●
Acronym of Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
●
Acronym of Dictionary of American Regional English.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
dare
English
darian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
durran
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Shall
Willing
Able
Tend
Aspire
Please
Love
Tries
Desire
Trying
Bother
Beg
Hope
Forget
Fail
Afraid
Tried
Promise
Prefer
Ask
Wanted
Begin
Like To
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Rhymes
Ayr
Eer
Are
Err
Eir
Air
Dare
Yair
Yare
Heir
Eire
Cher
Pair
Fair
Lair
Wair
Bear
Tear
Care
Kerr
Vair
E'Er
Bare
Ware
Eyre
Wear
Swear
Stair
Their
Share
There
Niger
Layer
Chare
Spare
Flair
Reair
Snare
Glair
Fayre
Chair
Mayor
Where
Stare
Shear
Aware
Flare
Glare
Abear
Affair
Square
Terror
Impair
Astare
Aflare
Claire
'Clare
Bedare
Pierre
Aglare
MisèRe
Vermeer
They'Re
Compare
Parterre
Brumaire
Douzeper
DerrièRe
Frimaire
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Obamacare
Disrepair
Disquaire
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