| shimmer | | |
| n. (event) | 1. play, shimmer | a weak and tremulous light.; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water" |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| v. (weather) | 2. shimmer | shine with a weak or fitful light.; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (stative) | 3. shimmer | give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk. |
| ~ gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine | be shiny, as if wet.; "His eyes were glistening" |
| glare | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. blaze, brilliance, glare | a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted.; "a glare of sunlight" |
| ~ brightness | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. |
| n. (act) | 2. glare, glower | an angry stare. |
| ~ stare | a fixed look with eyes open wide. |
| n. (state) | 3. glare, limelight, public eye, spotlight | a focus of public attention.; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" |
| ~ prominence | the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent. |
| v. (body) | 4. glare, glower | look at with a fixed gaze.; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" |
| ~ stare | fixate one's eyes.; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly" |
| v. (weather) | 5. glare | be sharply reflected.; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" |
| ~ shine, reflect | be bright by reflecting or casting light.; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" |
| v. (perception) | 6. glare | shine intensely.; "The sun glared down on us" |
| ~ beat | glare or strike with great intensity.; "The sun was beating down on us" |
| ~ 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" |
| sheen | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. luster, lustre, sheen, shininess | the visual property of something that shines with reflected light. |
| ~ effulgence, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, radiance | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. |
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