| gleam | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency | an appearance of reflected light. |
| ~ effulgence, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, radiance | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. |
| n. (event) | 2. gleam, gleaming, glimmer | a flash of light (especially reflected light). |
| ~ flash | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy. |
| v. (perception) | 3. gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine | be shiny, as if wet.; "His eyes were glistening" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| ~ spangle | glitter as if covered with spangles. |
| ~ shimmer | give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk. |
| v. (perception) | 4. gleam, glimmer | shine brightly, like a star or a light. |
| ~ radiate | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.; "The sun is radiating" |
| v. (change) | 5. gleam | appear briefly.; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind" |
| ~ come along, appear | come into being or existence, or appear on the scene.; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" |
| glow | | |
| n. (state) | 1. freshness, glow | an alert and refreshed state. |
| ~ good health, healthiness | the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. glow, luminescence | light from nonthermal sources. |
| ~ brightness level, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, brightness, light | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 3. glow, incandescence | the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| n. (feeling) | 4. glow | a feeling of considerable warmth.; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. glow | a steady even light without flames. |
| ~ sky glow | illumination of the night sky in urban areas. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 6. glow, glowing, radiance | the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. |
| ~ aureole, corona | the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| v. (perception) | 7. glow | emit a steady even light without flames.; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" |
| ~ radiate | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.; "The sun is radiating" |
| ~ fluoresce | exhibit or undergo fluorescence. |
| ~ flush | glow or cause to glow with warm color or light.; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor" |
| v. (perception) | 8. beam, glow, radiate, shine | have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink.; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| v. (weather) | 9. burn, glow | shine intensely, as if with heat.; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| ~ gutter | burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker.; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" |
| v. (emotion) | 10. glow | be exuberant or high-spirited.; "Make the people's hearts glow" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| v. (emotion) | 11. beam, glow, radiate, shine | experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion.; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| illuminate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light up | make lighter or brighter.; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" |
| ~ lighten up, lighten | become lighter.; "The room lightened up" |
| ~ floodlight | illuminate with floodlights. |
| ~ spotlight | illuminate 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 out | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" |
| ~ clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible.; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
| v. (creation) | 3. illuminate | add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts). |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the 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, embellish | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" |
| ~ miniate, rubricate | decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red.; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" |
| ~ paint | make a painting of.; "He painted his mistress many times" |
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