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(n)
The property of being refulgent.
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the quality of being refulgent; refulgency
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
(v)
(intransitive) To emit heat and light without a flame.
The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
(intransitive) To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
(transitive) To make smooth.
(adj)
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
(transitive) To emit rays or waves.
The property of being radiant; radiance
(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
Highly intelligent.
The perceived luminance of an object.
British standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
Brilliance; luster.
(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
(of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
A sudden bright light.
(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
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.
A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
(intransitive) To stare angrily.
Animal fat in a melted or soft state.
The quality of being vibrant.
(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
(physical) To move, or be moved, away.
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
(intransitive) To be much better than others.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
(intransitive) To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
Dated spelling of cookie.
(military) Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
The star that is closest to the Earth.
A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage.
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
(countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.
(Canada, US, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.
(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
A surname.
(intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
(transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
(intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
to radiate, shine or beam
(transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
Reflected light.
To shine or reflect in the light.
(transitive, dialectal) To give light to.
(intransitive) Of sound: to (repeatedly) bounce against one or more surfaces; to echo or re-echo, to resound.
(transitive) To send out (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) in the form of rays; to radiate.
(transitive) To give light to; enlighten.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
Synonym of illuminate.
(countable) A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
(transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
(transitive) To cause to be shiny or more shiny.
(also figuratively) Splendor; radiance; shininess.
(intransitive) To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
(intransitive, physics) To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.
(uncommon) To shine (light) through, and thus make (the thing which is shined through) translucent.
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
To shine forth; bring into view.
(obsolete) A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam.
(transitive) To shine or polish again.
(poetic, archaic) To blaze or shine brightly.
(archaic, usually poetic or figurative) Illumination.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
(transitive, figurative) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.
(ambitransitive) To light or kindle anew.
(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.