hare

An animal like a rabbit, usually larger, with longer ears and strong back legs.

• A hare ran across the field.
• Hares have longer ears than rabbits.
• We watched a hare eating grass near the woods.

Common phrases: brown hare, wild hare, hare and tortoise

The meat of a wild animal similar to a rabbit, eaten as food.

• We ate hare for dinner.
• The chef served hare with a rich sauce.
• Have you ever cooked hare?

Common phrases: roast hare, braised hare, hare stew

Having grey or white hair, especially because of old age.

• A hare old man sat by the fire.
• His hare head bowed as he listened.
• The poet described a hare elder with kind eyes.

Similar words: grey-haired, hoary

Common phrases: hare old man, hare head

Very cold, with ice forming on the ground or other surfaces.

• It was a hare day in December.
• We set out on a hare morning.
• The hare weather kept us indoors.

Similar words: frosty, cold

Opposites: warm

Common phrases: hare day, hare weather