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banwag [ban.wag.] : beacon (n.); search light (n.); illuminate (v.)
Synonyms: iwag; suga

Derivatives of banwag


Glosses:
beacon
n. (communication)1. beacon, beacon firea fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance.
~ visual signala signal that involves visual communication.
~ signal fire, signal lighta fire set as a signal.
n. (artifact)2. beacon, radio beacona radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes.
~ radio stationstation for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts.
n. (artifact)3. beacon, beacon light, lighthouse, pharosa tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.
~ towera structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building.
~ tower of pharosa great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC.
v. (perception)4. beaconshine like a beacon.
~ beam, shineemit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
v. (motion)5. beaconguide with a beacon.
~ lead, guide, take, conduct, directtake somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
illuminate
v. (change)1. illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light upmake lighter or brighter.; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
~ lighten up, lightenbecome lighter.; "The room lightened up"
~ floodlightilluminate with floodlights.
~ spotlightilluminate with a spotlight, as in the theater.
v. (cognition)2. clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten outmake free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
~ clarify, clear up, elucidatemake clear and (more) comprehensible.; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
v. (creation)3. illuminateadd embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts).
~ artistic creation, artistic production, artthe creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
~ adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, beautify, embellishmake more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
~ miniate, rubricatedecorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red.; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
~ paintmake a painting of.; "He painted his mistress many times"