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Sense: Verb: give forth light
Synonyms:
glow Collocations, radiate, blaze Collocations, burn Collocations, beam Collocations, flash Collocations, glare Collocations, glitter Collocations, sparkle Collocations, twinkle Collocations, scintillate, flicker Collocations, glint, give off light
Sense: Verb: reflect light
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shimmer Collocations, glisten, reflect Collocations, mirror Collocations, gleam Collocations, glow Collocations, sparkle Collocations
Sense: Verb: polish
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polish Collocations, polish up, buff Collocations, smooth Collocations, brighten, scour, burnish, brush Collocations, furbish, clean Collocations, finish Collocations, wax Collocations, dress Collocations, gloss Collocations, rub up, make sth shine
Sense: Verb: stand out - in performance, informal
Synonyms:
stand out, star Collocations, excel Collocations, be outstanding, steal the show , be the star of the show, be the star
Sense: Noun: light
Synonyms:
light Collocations, glow Collocations, gleam Collocations, illumination, blaze Collocations, radiance, luminescence, incandescence, fluorescence, brightness
Sense: Noun: luster
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luster, lustre , sheen, polish Collocations, gloss Collocations, gleam Collocations, shimmer Collocations, sparkle Collocations, luminance, radiance
Sense: Noun: liking - informal
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liking Collocations, fondness, fancy Collocations, love Collocations, like Collocations, preference Collocations, taste Collocations, partiality