To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks

• wink

  1. To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
  2. To close and open the eyelids of both eyes; blink.
  3. To shine fitfully; twinkle:

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  1. To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
  2. To close and open the eyelids of both eyes; blink.
  3. To shine fitfully; twinkle:

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• twinkle

  1. To shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or stars; flicker; glimmer.
  2. To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight:
  3. To blink or wink the eyes.

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  1. To shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or stars; flicker; glimmer.
  2. To be bright or sparkling, as with merriment or delight:
  3. To blink or wink the eyes.

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• spangle

  1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration.
  2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot:
  3. To adorn or cause to sparkle by covering with or as if with spangles:

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  1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration.
  2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot:
  3. To adorn or cause to sparkle by covering with or as if with spangles:

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• shimmer

  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  3. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  3. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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• scintillate

  1. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle.
  2. To be scintillating:

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  1. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle.
  2. To be scintillating:

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• glitter

  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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• glister

  1. To glisten.
  2. Glitter; brilliance.

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  1. To glisten.
  2. Glitter; brilliance.

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• glisten

  1. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster:
  2. To be reflected with a sparkling luster:
  3. A sparkling, lustrous shine.

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  1. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster:
  2. To be reflected with a sparkling luster:
  3. A sparkling, lustrous shine.

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• glint

  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  3. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:

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  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  3. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:

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• glimmer

  1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
  2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace:
  3. To emit a dim, intermittent light:

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  1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
  2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace:
  3. To emit a dim, intermittent light:

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• gleam

  1. A brief beam or flash of light:
  2. A steady but subdued shining; a glow:
  3. A brief or dim indication; a trace:

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  1. A brief beam or flash of light:
  2. A steady but subdued shining; a glow:
  3. A brief or dim indication; a trace:

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• glance

  1. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly:
  2. To read quickly or in cursory fashion:
  3. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:

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  1. To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly:
  2. To read quickly or in cursory fashion:
  3. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:

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• flash

  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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• coruscate

  1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter:
  2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:

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  1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter:
  2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:

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A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner

• oomph

  1. Spirited vigor:
  2. Physical or sexual attractiveness.

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  1. Spirited vigor:
  2. Physical or sexual attractiveness.

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• peppiness

  1. The quality of being peppy.

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  1. The quality of being peppy.

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• pep

  1. Energy and high spirits; vim:
  2. To bring energy or liveliness to; invigorate:

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  1. Energy and high spirits; vim:
  2. To bring energy or liveliness to; invigorate:

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• ginger

  1. A plant (Zingiber officinale) of tropical Southeast Asia having yellowish-green flowers and a pungent aromatic rhizome.
  2. The rhizome of this plant, used as a spice either fresh or in dried and powdered form.
  3. Any of several related plants having variously colored, often fragrant flowers.

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  1. A plant (Zingiber officinale) of tropical Southeast Asia having yellowish-green flowers and a pungent aromatic rhizome.
  2. The rhizome of this plant, used as a spice either fresh or in dried and powdered form.
  3. Any of several related plants having variously colored, often fragrant flowers.

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• zip

  1. A brief sharp hissing sound.
  2. Energy; vim:
  3. A zipper.

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  1. A brief sharp hissing sound.
  2. Energy; vim:
  3. A zipper.

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• vivacity

  1. The quality or condition of being vivacious; liveliness:

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  1. The quality or condition of being vivacious; liveliness:

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• vivaciousness

  1. the state of being vivacious; vivacity

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  1. the state of being vivacious; vivacity

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• vim

  1. Liveliness or energy; enthusiasm.

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  1. Liveliness or energy; enthusiasm.

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• vigor

  1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force:
  2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.
  3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity:

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  1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force:
  2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.
  3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity:

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• verve

  1. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition:
  2. Vitality; liveliness.
  3. Literary aptitude or talent.

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  1. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition:
  2. Vitality; liveliness.
  3. Literary aptitude or talent.

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• spirit

  1. A force or principle believed to animate living beings.
  2. A force or principle believed to animate humans and often to endure after departing from the body of a person at death; the soul.
  3. The Holy Spirit.

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  1. A force or principle believed to animate living beings.
  2. A force or principle believed to animate humans and often to endure after departing from the body of a person at death; the soul.
  3. The Holy Spirit.

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• pertness

  1. The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.

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  1. The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.

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• liveliness

  1. The quality of being lively; animation; energy.

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  1. The quality of being lively; animation; energy.

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• life

  1. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
  2. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
  3. Living organisms considered as a group:

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  1. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
  2. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
  3. Living organisms considered as a group:

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• esprit

  1. Liveliness of mind or spirit; wittiness or sprightliness.

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  1. Liveliness of mind or spirit; wittiness or sprightliness.

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• élan

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• dash

  1. To move with haste; rush:
  2. To strike violently; smash:
  3. To break or smash by striking violently:

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  1. To move with haste; rush:
  2. To strike violently; smash:
  3. To break or smash by striking violently:

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• brio

  1. Vigor; vivacity:

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  1. Vigor; vivacity:

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• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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• animation

  1. The act, process, or result of imparting life, interest, spirit, motion, or activity.
  2. The quality or condition of being alive, active, spirited, or vigorous.
  3. The art or process of making movies with drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of static objects, including all techniques other than the continuous filming of live-action images.

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  1. The act, process, or result of imparting life, interest, spirit, motion, or activity.
  2. The quality or condition of being alive, active, spirited, or vigorous.
  3. The art or process of making movies with drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of static objects, including all techniques other than the continuous filming of live-action images.

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Sparkling, brilliant light

• shimmer

  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  3. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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  1. To shine with a subdued flickering light:
  2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light:
  3. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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• scintillation

  1. The act of scintillating.
  2. A spark; a flash.
  3. Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.

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  1. The act of scintillating.
  2. A spark; a flash.
  3. Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.

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• glitter

  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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• glister

  1. To glisten.
  2. Glitter; brilliance.

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  1. To glisten.
  2. Glitter; brilliance.

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• glisten

  1. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster:
  2. To be reflected with a sparkling luster:
  3. A sparkling, lustrous shine.

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  1. To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster:
  2. To be reflected with a sparkling luster:
  3. A sparkling, lustrous shine.

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• glint

  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  3. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:

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  1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  3. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:

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• flash

  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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  1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
  2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:

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Brilliant, showy splendor

• glitz

  1. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness:
  2. To invest with an ostentatiously showy quality:

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  1. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness:
  2. To invest with an ostentatiously showy quality:

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• sumptuousness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sumptuous.
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sumptuous.

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  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sumptuous.
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sumptuous.

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• resplendency

  1. resplendence, radiant beauty
  2. (mathematics) A property of the truth of sentence structures in Peano arithmetic

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  1. resplendence, radiant beauty
  2. (mathematics) A property of the truth of sentence structures in Peano arithmetic

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• resplendence

  1. The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.

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  1. The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.

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• magnificence

  1. Greatness or lavishness of surroundings; splendor.
  2. Grand or imposing beauty.

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  1. Greatness or lavishness of surroundings; splendor.
  2. Grand or imposing beauty.

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• gorgeousness

  1. The characteristic or quality of being gorgeous

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  1. The characteristic or quality of being gorgeous

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• glory

  1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.
  2. Something conferring honor or renown.
  3. A highly praiseworthy asset:

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  1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.
  2. Something conferring honor or renown.
  3. A highly praiseworthy asset:

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• glitter

  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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  1. A sparkling or glistening light.
  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

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• brilliancy

  1. Brilliance, as of intellect or artistic performance.

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  1. Brilliance, as of intellect or artistic performance.

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• brilliance

  1. Extreme brightness.
  2. Exceptional clarity and agility of intellect or invention.
  3. Splendor; magnificence.

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  1. Extreme brightness.
  2. Exceptional clarity and agility of intellect or invention.
  3. Splendor; magnificence.

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