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  • 121wisecrack — Synonyms and related words: aphorism, apothegm, be merry with, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, conceit, crack, crack a joke, crack wise, epigram, facetiae, flash of wit, fleer at, flight of wit, fun, gag, gibe, gibe …

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  • 122blink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wink; flash, twinkle; glimmer; disregard, ignore. See vision, neglect. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To wink rapidly] Syn. flicker, bat one s eyes, flutter one s eyelids, nictitate; see wink 1 . 2. [To… …

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  • 123flare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blaze [up], burst into flame; shine, glow; spread out, swell, splay. n. torch, flambeau, signal [light]; curvature, swelling; out burst. See light, expansion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. glare, brief… …

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  • 124flicker — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. waver, flutter, quiver, blink. See irregularity, light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. twinkle, glimmer, gleam, glint; see flash 1 . See Synonym Study at flame . v. 1. [To shine] Syn. sparkle, twinkle,… …

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  • 125glance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glimpse, coup d oeil; ray, beam, look; ricochet, skim, stroke. v. i. peek, glimpse, look; graze, brush, strike; gleam, flash. See vision, light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. glimpse, sight, flash, fleeting …

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  • 126light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …

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  • 127spark — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flash; inspiration; iota, jot; informal, beau, swain, gallant. See heat, love. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. glitter, glow, sparkle; see fire 1 , flash 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. 1. flash… …

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  • 128wink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blink, nictitate, nictate, squint, twinkle; overlook, ignore, condone. See vision, forgiveness, neglect, indication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To close one eye] Syn. squint, blink, nictate, nictitate,… …

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