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(n)
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
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The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
The property of being lambent, brightness.
A flash of reflected light.
(countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
(physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
(zoology) One of the Radiata.
(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.
A broad smile.
The state or quality of being fresh.
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
(adj)
Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
(also figuratively) Splendor; radiance; shininess.
British standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
A surface shine or luster.
The perceived luminance of an object.
A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
Brilliance; luster.
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
A faint light; a dim glow.
A sudden bright light.
A sparkle or glimmer of light.
An unsteady flash of light.
A small rise in temperature.
A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
Chiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look.
(uncountable) Thermal energy.
A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.
A beam of light or radiation.
A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
(v)
To exhibit phosphorescence
(figurative) That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path; a source of inspiration.
A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
An angry or fierce stare.
The act of making something hot.
The quality of being vibrant.
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
(figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
(military) Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
The act of heating before another process.
The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
(countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.
A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
A diminutive of the male given name Paul.
The light so emitted.
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
(intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
(transitive) To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
A flash of light; a spark.
The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.
(transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
(transitive) To send out (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) in the form of rays; to radiate.
(transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
Synonym of illuminate.
(poetic, archaic) To blaze or shine brightly.
(intransitive) Of sound: to (repeatedly) bounce against one or more surfaces; to echo or re-echo, to resound.
(slang, intransitive) To undergo a glow-up.
(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
(ambitransitive) To make or become incandescent, especially by the application of heat.
To heat, to cause to become hotter.
To shine or reflect in the light.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
(intransitive, physics) To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.
(UK, Ireland, informal) To make or become more sexually appealing, enticing or exciting.
(transitive, dialectal) To give light to.
(intransitive) To become glazed
(transitive, figuratively) To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
To cause (something) to begin to burn.
(transitive) To kindle; set ablaze.
(intransitive) To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
The act of bathing in warmth.
(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
(archaic, usually poetic or figurative) Illumination.
(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
(ambitransitive) To light or kindle anew.
(ambitransitive, literal, figurative) To increase in heat; make or become hotter
(obsolete, transitive) To make warm, to heat.
(transitive, computing, informal) To launch; to run.
(transitive) To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.
(uncommon) To shine (light) through, and thus make (the thing which is shined through) translucent.
(transitive) To emit by photoemission.
(obsolete) To form into fire.
The act of cooking food by baking.
(transitive) To kindle into flame again; to relight.
To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.