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  • 81glimmer — 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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  • 82glitter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. & n. flash, gleam, twinkle, glisten, glint, sparkle. See light, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sparkle, shimmer, gleam; see light 1 . v. Syn. glare, shimmer, sparkle, flash; see shine 1 . See …

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  • 83bhā-1, bhō-, bhǝ- —     bhā 1, bhō , bhǝ     English meaning: to shine     Deutsche Übersetzung: “glänzen, leuchten, scheinen”     Material: O.Ind. bhü (in compound) “ shine, light, lustre “, bhü ti “ shines, (he) appears “, bhü ti ḥ “light”, bhü na m n. “ the… …

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  • 84gleaming — I noun 1. an appearance of reflected light (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑gleam, ↑glow, ↑lambency • Derivationally related forms: ↑lambent (for: ↑ …

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  • 85Glitter — Glit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and… …

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  • 86Glittered — Glitter Glit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten …

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  • 87Glittering — Glitter Glit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten …

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  • 88flash — I. verb Etymology: Middle English flaschen, of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. rush, dash used of flowing water 2. to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare 3. a. to appear suddenly < an idea flash …

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  • 89Kenning — A kenning (Old Norse kenning [cʰɛnːiŋg] , Modern Icelandic pronunciation [cʰɛnːiŋk] ) is a circumlocution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse and later Icelandic poetry. For example, Old Norse poets might replace sverð , the regular&#8230; …

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  • 90flash — flashingly, adv. /flash/, n. 1. a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning. 2. a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc. 3. a very brief moment; instant: I ll be back in a flash. 4. Informal. flashlight (def. 1). 5.&#8230; …

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