scintillate
21scintillate — scin•til•late [[t]ˈsɪn tlˌeɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to emit sparks 2) to be animated or witty; sparkle 3) to twinkle, as the stars 4) to emit as sparks; flash forth • Etymology: 1615–25; < L scintillātus, ptp. of scintillāre to send out… …
22scintillate — [c]/ˈsɪntəleɪt / (say sintuhlayt) verb (scintillated, scintillating) –verb (i) 1. to emit sparks. 2. Astronomy to sparkle; flash. 3. to twinkle, as the stars. 4. to be witty, brilliant in conversation. –verb (t) 5. to emit as sparks; flash forth …
23scintillate — see TINSEL …
24scintillate — v.intr. 1 (esp. as scintillating adj.) talk cleverly or wittily; be brilliant. 2 sparkle; twinkle; emit sparks. 3 Physics fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle etc. Derivatives: scintillant adj. scintillatingly adv. Etymology: L …
25Scintillated — Scintillate Scin til*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare, scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. {Stencil}.] 1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. [1913 Webster] As the electrical …
26Scintillating — Scintillate Scin til*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare, scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. {Stencil}.] 1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. [1913 Webster] As the electrical …
27scintillant — scintillate ► VERB ▪ emit flashes of light; sparkle. DERIVATIVES scintillant adjective & noun scintillation noun. ORIGIN Latin scintillare to sparkle …
28scintillation — scintillate ► VERB ▪ emit flashes of light; sparkle. DERIVATIVES scintillant adjective & noun scintillation noun. ORIGIN Latin scintillare to sparkle …
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30flash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. flare, blaze; burst, streak; gleam, scintillate; retort. See light. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Sudden, brief light] Syn. glimmer, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillation, gleam, glance, beam,… …
