| Main Entry: | shimmer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gleam |
Synonyms: |
blinking, coruscation, diffused light, flash, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, gloss, glow, incandescence, iridescence, luster, phosphorescence, scintillation, sheen, spangle, spark, sparkle, twinkle |
Antonyms: |
dullness |
| Main Entry: | shimmer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | glisten |
Synonyms: |
blaze, coruscate, dance, flare, flash, gleam, glint, glow, jiggle, phosphoresce, scintillate, shimmy, shine, sparkle, 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: | 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: | blink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wink of eye; twinkle |
Synonyms: |
bat, flash, flicker, flutter, glimmer, glitter, nictate, nictitate, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, squint |
| Main Entry: | flare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | erupt, blow |
Synonyms: |
blaze, boil over, break out, burn, burn up, burst, dart, dazzle, explode, fire up, flash, flicker, flutter, fume, glare, glow, go off, lose control, rant, seethe, shimmer, shoot, waver |
| Main Entry: | flicker |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sparkle, flutter |
Synonyms: |
blare, blaze, blink, burn, dance, flare, flash, flit, flitter, fluctuate, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, glow, hover, oscillate, quaver, quiver, scintillate, shimmer, swing, tremble, twinkle, vibrate, waver |
| Main Entry: | glance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reflection of light |
Synonyms: |
coruscation, flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | glance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reflect light |
Synonyms: |
coruscate, flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | gleam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brightness, sparkle |
Synonyms: |
beam, brilliance, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, glim, glimmer, glint, glitz, gloss, glow, luster, ray, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, splendor, twinkle |
Antonyms: |
dullness |