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  • 31shine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glow, gleam, scintillate; excel; polish, wax, burnish. See light, repute. take a shine to II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give forth light] Syn. radiate, beam, scintillate, glitter, sparkle, twinkle,… …

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  • 32sparkle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. glisten, spark, twinkle, flash, glitter, scintillate; effervesce, bubble. See light, cheerfulness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. glitter, glisten, twinkle; see shine 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …

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  • 33twinkle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blink, wink; scintillate, sparkle, shine. See light. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shimmer, flicker, sparkle; see shine 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. scintillation, flicker, flash, sparkle, glint …

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  • 34flash — vb Flash, gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle mean to shoot forth light (as in rays or sparks). Flash implies a sudden and transient outburst of light or a sudden display of something that brilliantly… …

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  • 35Sparkle — Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., Spark of fire.] 1. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to… …

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  • 36Sparkled — Sparkle Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., Spark of fire.] 1. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light;… …

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  • 37Sparkling — Sparkle Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., Spark of fire.] 1. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light;… …

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  • 38sparkle — 1. noun /ˈspɑːkl,ˈspɑɹkl/ a) A little spark; a scintillation. the sparkle of a diamond. b) Brilliance; luster 2. verb /ˈspɑːkl,ˈspɑɹkl/ …

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  • 39gleam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. light, beam, flash, glimmer, ray. v. i. shine, glow, glitter, glimmer. See light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. glow, beam, shimmer; see light 1 , 3 . v. Syn. shimmer, glimmer, sparkle, flash; see shine 1 …

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  • 40glimmer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glance, appearance, view, flash, sight. See vision. v. i. shine. See light, dimness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gleam, flash, flicker; see light 1 . v. Syn. gleam, fade, shimmer; see shine 1 . III (Roget …

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