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shine: be clear and obvious; "A shining example"; be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"; throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on that window, please"; emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"

brighten collapse: become brighter; "The sky brightened"; make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"; become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"

incandesce collapse: become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"; cause to become incandescent or glow; "the lamp was incandesced"

radiate collapse: send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"; issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box"; cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"; extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions"; send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"

stand out collapse: be stubborn in resolution or resistance; steer away from shore, of ships

lighten collapse: become lighter; "The room lightened up"; become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"; reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"; make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

gleam collapse: an appearance of reflected light; a flash of light (especially reflected light); appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"; shine brightly, like a star or a light

appear collapse: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"; come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"; be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"; appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"; seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"; present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

incandescence collapse: light from heat; the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

shimmer collapse: a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"; give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk; shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

sand collapse: French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876); a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

touch up collapse: alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!"

sunlight collapse: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"

glare collapse: an angry stare; great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"; shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"; be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"

handshake collapse: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

luster collapse: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain; a quality that outshines the usual

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