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  • 41glitter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. & n. flash, gleam, twinkle, glisten, glint, sparkle. See light, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sparkle, shimmer, gleam; see light 1 . v. Syn. glare, shimmer, sparkle, flash; see shine 1 . See …

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  • 42light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …

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  • 43shimmer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flicker, glimmer, gleam, sheen, glint, twinkle. See light. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. glisten, glow, gleam, flash; see shine 1 . See Synonym Study at flash . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. flash… …

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  • 44sparkle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. glisten, spark, twinkle, flash, glitter, scintillate; effervesce, bubble. See light, cheerfulness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. glitter, glisten, twinkle; see shine 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …

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  • 45Light — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Light >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 light light ray beam stream gleam streak pencil Sgm: N 1 sunbeam sunbeam moonbeam Sgm: N 1 aurora aurora GRP: N 2 …

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  • 46glitter — I. v. n. Glisten, glister, sparkle, gleam, flare, glare, glance, flash, scintillate, coruscate, make a splendid show. II. n. Sparkle, glister, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, brightness, shine, radiance, gleam, scintillation, coruscation, beam,… …

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  • 47gleam — 1. verb the new silver tea service positively gleams Syn: shine, glimmer, glint, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, wink, glisten, flash; literary glister 2. noun 1) a gleam of light Syn: glimme …

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  • 48glisten — v 1. glint, glimmer, glitter, Archaic. glister, reflect; sparkle, twinkle, flicker; blink, wink, flutter, flare or flare up; waver, sway, quiver, shiver, ripple; shimmer, dance, dazzle, bedazzle; light, spark, scintillate, flame; flash, fulgurate …

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  • 49glitter — v 1. glint, glimmer, glisten, Archaic. glister; shine, sparkle, twinkle, light, spark, scintillate; flicker, blink, wink, flutter; quiver, shiver, ripple; shimmer, dance, dazzle, bedazzle; flash, flare, fulgurate, gleam, glare, coruscate;… …

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  • 50streak — n 1. band, strip, bar, streaking; stripe, striation, line, mark; stroke, dash, rule, score. 2. layer, stratum, ledge, level, bed; vein, seam, plane, lode. 3. bolt, flash, fulguration, lightning, ray, thunderbolt, Archaic. levin; beam, flare,… …

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