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Sparkling

of Sparkle

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Similar meaning 2

Starry 84% connected

Abounding with stars; adorned with stars.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Starry 84% connected

Abounding with stars; adorned with stars.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Modification 76% connected

The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Foam 74% connected

The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Foam 74% connected

The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wink 74% connected

To nod; to sleep; to nap.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wink 74% connected

To nod; to sleep; to nap.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Winkle 74% connected

Any periwinkle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Winkle 74% connected

Any periwinkle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Effervescent 92% connected

Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scintillation 92% connected

The act of scintillating.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Twinkle 92% connected

To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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