| Main Entry: | glow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burning, brightness |
Synonyms: |
afterglow, bloom, blossom, blush, brilliance, effulgence, flush, glare, gleam, glimmer, glitter, gusto, heat, incandescence, intensity, lambency, light, luminosity, passion, phosphorescence, radiance, ray, splendor, vividness, warmth |
| Main Entry: | glow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burn, radiate |
Synonyms: |
be suffused, blare, blaze, blush, brighten, color, crimson, fill, flame, flare, flush, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, ignite, kindle, light, mantle, pink, pinken, redden, rose, rouge, shine, smolder, thrill, tingle, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ray of light |
Synonyms: |
bar, beacon, chink, column, dartle, emission, finger, flicker, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, glow, laser, radiation, ray, shaft, shimmer, shoot, sparkle, streak, stream, twinkle |
| Notes: | ray is distinguished from beam in that it describes a smaller quantity of light (beam being a collection of parallel rays) |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | broadcast on air waves |
Synonyms: |
emit, give off, give out, glare, glimmer, glow, radiate, send, shed, shine, throw off, transmit |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smile broadly |
Synonyms: |
gleam, glow, grin, laugh, radiate, shine, smirk |
Antonyms: |
frown, scowl |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shine, as a light |
Synonyms: |
burn, emit, glare, gleam, glitter, glow, radiate, yield |
Antonyms: |
be dark |
| Main Entry: | blaze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flash of light |
Synonyms: |
beam, brilliance, burst, flare, glare, gleam, glitter, glow, radiance |
| Main Entry: | blaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burn brightly |
Synonyms: |
beam, burst out, coruscate, explode, fire, flame, flare, flash, flicker, fulgurate, glare, gleam, glow, illuminate, illumine, incandesce, jet, light, radiate, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle |
| Main Entry: | blush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pink coloring |
Synonyms: |
bloom, blossom, burning, color, flush, flushing, glow, glowing, mantling, pink tinge, reddening, redness, rosiness, rosy tint, ruddiness, scarlet |
Antonyms: |
paleness, pallidity, whiteness |
| Main Entry: | blush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become colored, pinken |
Synonyms: |
color, crimson, flush, glow, have rosy cheeks, mantle, redden, rouge, turn red, turn scarlet |
Antonyms: |
blanch, pale |