coruscation
81shimmer — 1. verb the lake shimmered Syn: glint, glisten, twinkle, sparkle, flash, scintillate, gleam, glow, glimmer, glitter, wink; literary coruscate 2. noun the shimmer of lights from the traffic Syn: glint, twinkle …
82sparkle — 1. verb 1) her earrings sparkled Syn: glitter, glint, glisten, twinkle, flash, blink, wink, shimmer, shine, gleam; literary coruscate, glister 2) she sparkled as the hostess Syn …
83beam — n *ray Analogous words: flash, gleam, glint, scintillation, coruscation (see corresponding verbs at FLASH) …
84flame — n blaze, flare, glare, glow (see under BLAZE vb) Analogous words: effulgence, radiance, brilliance or brilliancy, refulgence, luminosity, brightness (see corresponding adjectives at BRIGHT): ardor, fervor, *passion: flashing, coruscation,… …
85flare — vb glare, flame, *blaze, glow Analogous words: dart, shoot (see FLY): flutter, flicker (see FLIT): rise, arise, *spring: *flash, glance, glint, coruscate, scintillate: kindle, *light, fire Antonyms: gutter out …
86beam — n 1. board, plank, timber, scantling, two by four; stick, strip, lath, furring, stud; rod, pole, Naut. spar, Naut. boom; girder, support, prop, brace, pile; rafter, crossbeam, tie beam, balk, joist, lintel; frame, trestle, transverse support. 2.… …
87effulgence — n brilliance, radiance, iridescence, resplendence, shine, refulgence. Archaic. fulgor; fire, blaze, flame; twinkle, twinkling, sparkle, sparkling, shimmer, scintillation, coruscation, glistening; flash, beam, ray, fulguration, glint, glance;… …
88flame — n 1.Often flames burning gas or vapor, blaze, fire, bonfire, Brit. Dial. ingle; conflagration, Obs. flagration, holocaust, wildfire, ring or sea of fire. 2. glow, glare, gleam, flash, coruscation; glimmer, shimmer; spark, scintilla, glint,… …
89flare — v 1. burn unsteadily, blaze, flame; flash, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, gleam, fulgurate, glitter twinkle, flicker, glisten, Archaic. glister, glimmer, flut ter, shimmer; glow, phosphoresce, incandesce; radiate, illuminate. 2. burst forth,… …
90flash — n 1. streak, patch, glint, lightning; shaft, ray, beam; gleam, glare, fulguration, coruscation; brightness, dazzle, dazzling, bedazzlement, bedazzling, blinding; blaze, flame, flare, spark, scintilla, scintillation; shimmer, flicker, twinkle,… …
