All 18 Uses
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The Crystal Shard
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- When the fog cleared, an image came into focus.†
Book 1focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
- He focused his attention on the two ghost powerful spokesmen, Cassius of Bryn Shander and Kemp of Targos, as they sat at the head of the rectangular table and chatted.†
Book 1focused = concentrated
- Taking a deep breath to steady himself and focus his thoughts on the task at hand, he took hold of Aegis-fang and waded into Evermelt.†
Book 3 *focus = concentrate
- Drizzt paused to consider the presence for a few moments, trying to bring the familiarity he felt into better focus.†
Book 3 *focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly; or an adjustment made to permit a clear view
- Drizzt then focused his keen senses on the encampment around him, seeking the best path for his escape.†
Book 1
- And now he sat within it, his eyes focused on the fire of the brazier that would serve as the gate to the Abyss.†
Book 2
- Then his returning vision focused on the shining glory of the warhammer.†
Book 2
- He kept an eye cautiously focused down the trail for any sign of the returning Guenhwyvar.†
Book 2
- He fixed his eyes on it, straining to find a focus and force everything else to stop spinning.†
Book 2
- The dragon knew how vulnerable it was to the powerful hammer and kept its concentration focused enough to retaliate.†
Book 3
- He held up his newsbearer, a small glasspiece crafted in Termalaine and designed to focus the light of the sun for signaling across the lakes, using intricate though limited signaling codes.†
Book 3
- The heart lies beyond the very focal point of Kessell's interaction with the tower, and up to the very tip ....†
Book 3
- It examined Drizzt once again, but with a different focus.†
Book 3
- When he took his seat at the table, he had no intentions of even actively participating in the discussions, let alone becoming the focal point of the defense plan.†
Book 3 *
- Yet the halfling had to keep his eyes focused on Kessell to even continue his approach.†
Book 3
- He slouched a bit, as though he had suddenly been put completely at ease, and focused his blank stare on an image in the corner of the room beyond Kessell's shoulder.†
Book 3
- But the drow's focus was on the south, his vision narrowed upon the waiting darkness of Cryshal-Tirith as he made haste.†
Book 3
- Its flame was caught in the maze of prisms and mirrors that cluttered the entire chamber, focused and sharpened at each reflecting spot.†
Book 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(focus as in: Turn your focus to question #2.) to direct attention or effort toward a single thing; or the ability to do so without getting distracted
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(2)
(focus as in: The focus of our study is...) where attention is concentrated or directed
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(3)
(focus as in: bring into focus; or out of focus) a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly; or an adjustment made to permit a clear view
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(4)
(focus as with technical usage) technical usage typically involves some sense of center or concentration such as:
- physics — a point where things come together such as the point where light rays meet
- geometry — a fixed reference point (as of a parabola)
- geology — the point of origin of an earthquake
See a comprehensive dictionary for other less common meanings. - (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)