glow | ||
1. | [ verb ] emit a steady even light without flames | |
Examples: | "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" |
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Related terms: | emit_light fluoresce luminescence | |
2. | [ verb ] esp. of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink | |
Synonyms: | shine radiate beam | |
Examples: | "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" |
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Related terms: | look gleam | |
3. | [ noun ] (physics) light from nonthermal sources | |
Synonyms: | luminescence | |
Related terms: | luminosity | |
4. | [ noun ] (medicine) an alert and refreshed state | |
Synonyms: | freshness | |
Related terms: | good_health | |
5. | [ verb ] shine intensely, as if with heat | |
Synonyms: | burn | |
Examples: | "The coals were glowing in the dark" "The candles were burning" |
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Related terms: | shine gutter incandescence | |
6. | [ verb ] be exuberant or high-spirited | |
Examples: | "Make the people's hearts glow" |
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Related terms: | feel freshness | |
7. | [ noun ] (physics) the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised | |
Synonyms: | incandescence | |
Related terms: | light burn | |
8. | [ noun ] a feeling of considerable warmth | |
Examples: | "the glow of new love" "a glow of regret" |
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Related terms: | feeling | |
9. | [ noun ] (physics) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface | |
Synonyms: | radiance glowing | |
Related terms: | light aureole | |
10. | [ noun ] (physics) a steady even light without flames | |
Related terms: | light sky_glow | |
11. | [ verb ] experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | |
Synonyms: | radiate shine beam | |
Examples: | "She was beaming with joy" "Her face radiated with happiness" |
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Related terms: | feel radiance | |
12. | [ noun ] an appearance of reflected light | |
Synonyms: | gleam gleaming lambency | |
Related terms: | radiance | |
Similar spelling: |
Glawe glue glia glee |