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(n)
An angry glare or stare.
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The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
A feeling of amazement.
The quality of being vibrant.
A faint light; a dim glow.
A light of dazzling brilliancy.
(countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
(uncountable) The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled.
Brilliance; luster.
A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
The perceived luminance of an object.
A surface shine or luster.
A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
British standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
A state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object.
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
A beam of light or radiation.
The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
(military) Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
(countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.
The star that is closest to the Earth.
A broad smile.
The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
(v)
(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
The quality of being luminous.
A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
(intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
(intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
(informal) A death stare.
(informal) A game or confrontation in which two individuals intently gaze at each other, until the other individual is forced to blink or turn away.
(informal) A hateful or contemptuous look directed at someone; a dirty look.
A sudden bright light.
(adj)
Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
A semi-formal jacket.
(sometimes figuratively) The condition of being dazzled.
A status light on an electronic or electric device, such as a modem, router, network hub, etc.
Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.
A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted.
(countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
(countable) A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
Alternative form of eyerape. [(slang, derogatory) An intense and unremitting stare.]
(idiomatic) The glamour and glitz of a place, especially a big city.
(dated) A magnifying lens, as used to focus sunlight on to an object.
Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot.
A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
(UK, Lancashire, dialect, obsolete) A great blaze, or something that dazzles.
A flash of light; a spark.
(medicine) cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
An act of glassing (stabbing with broken glass).
(obsolete) Sudden display; flash; glitter.
Synonym of strobe (“light”).
Uncontrollable, psychologically-blinding anger.
(transitive) To flush out (something).
The act of abacinating, of blinding with the light from hot metal
(countable) A flashing light, usually fitted to an emergency vehicle.
(countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
(rare, nonstandard) Lightning; a bolt or flash of lightning.
(archaic, poetic) Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.
(rare) An extremely intense, explosive blast.
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
A bursting into (stronger or brighter) flame; the action of a fire that blazes up.
A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
The light produced by a flashlight.
The act or result of making something light or lighter.
(uncountable) The fire of Hell.
The light produced by acts of war, such as exploding bombs.
A brief flashing on and off, as of a stroboscopic lamp.
A lamp provided with some arrangement for intensifying combustion by means of a blast.
The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
(astronomy, neologism) A phenomenon that emits a fast radio burst.
A single, visible discharge of lightning.
A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.
Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
An impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.
(electrical engineering) The extremely intense light and heat produced by a high-energy electric arc.
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
Astonishment; amazement.
(UK, Ireland) A form of hunting at night, during which bright lights or lamps are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.
An extremely bright meteor.
The state of being dark; obscurity.
A moment that a person will remember in vivid detail
illumination cast by a flame