upstare
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Is upstare a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of upstare?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, archaic) To stare or stand erect or on end; be erect or conspicuous; bristle.Examples: "[…]With hair up-staring—then like reeds, not hair—[…]"; "In the street or road he reluctantly wore a hat, but in fields or gardens his little round head had no other covering than his long, wild, ragged locks." These wild locks upstared more wildly when Shelley, having dipped his head, [...]"; "Th' Blofielders wor a right upstaren' lot o' chaps, and we had several owd scores ter set off agin them, so all Ranner woted for savage camp and Blofield didn't gainsay us."archaicintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary