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  • 121twinkle — 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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  • 122wink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blink, nictitate, nictate, squint, twinkle; overlook, ignore, condone. See vision, forgiveness, neglect, indication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To close one eye] Syn. squint, blink, nictate, nictitate,… …

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  • 123coruscate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See LIGHT …

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  • 124scintillation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Sparkling, brilliant light: flash, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, shimmer, sparkle. See BEAUTIFUL, LIGHT …

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  • 125gleam — [OE] Gleam is one of a very wide range of English words beginning with gl that denote ‘shining’ (others include glare, glint, glister, glitter, and glow). Originally it was a noun, which came from Germanic *glaim , *glim (source also of glimmer… …

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  • 126brilliancy — n. 1. Splendor, lustre, brightness, effulgence, refulgence, radiance, shine, sheen, gloss, glister, glitter, gleam, sparkle, sparkling, brilliance. 2. Fame, illustriousness, renown, distinction, eminence, celebrity, prominence, excellence,… …

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  • 127glisten — v. n.; (also glister) Sparkle, glitter, shine fitfully. See glance …

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  • 128radiance — n. Brilliance, brilliancy, lustre, brightness, splendor, resplendence, effulgence, refulgence, glare, glitter, shine, glister …

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