To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
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To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
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To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
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To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.
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To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish.
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The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.
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To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with shrubs and flowers, a narrativ…
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To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…
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To be as a fact and not as a mode; to have an actual or real being, whether material or spiritual.
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Trial, as a test or experiment.
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To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
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Evolved; unfolded.
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To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…
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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
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To clothe; to wrap.
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To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.
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To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…
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To meet; to clash.
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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…
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To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be…
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A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
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A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame.
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A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed i…
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To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.
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To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or p…
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To glitter in flashes; to flash.
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A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.
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To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
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To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.
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To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
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To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear.
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To shine with a bright, dazzling light.
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Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.
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To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
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To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.
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To shine forth.
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To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.
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To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.
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Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.
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See Schlich.
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A small plate or boss of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament, especially when stitched on the dress.
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A little spark; a scintillation.
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To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.
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Any periwinkle.
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To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or p…
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To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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of Gleam
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Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.
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The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.
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To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
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One who lusts.
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Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.
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Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
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Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny.
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Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
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Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
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Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate.
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Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate.
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To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.
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To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.
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The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.
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The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.
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That which shines.
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That which shines.
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Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
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To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back…
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Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
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The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.
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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…
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To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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A glimpse, glance, or gleam.
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To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening…
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To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.
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To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
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Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
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Alt. of Radiancy
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The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.
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To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.
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To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays o…
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Alt. of Refulgency
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The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.
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Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
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To make smooth.
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To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…
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