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| bright |
brilliant or vivid, as in color or gloss. [1/7 definitions] |
| Day-Glo |
trademark for a substance used to produce vivid fluorescence in paints or colors. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. [1/2 definitions] |
| flame tree |
any of several trees bearing vivid red flowers, esp. a bottletree with leaves resembling those of the maple. |
| keen1 |
intense, vivid, or strongly felt. [1/4 definitions] |
| overvivid |
combined form of vivid. |
| oxeye daisy |
a composite plant of North America and Europe having a vivid yellow center with white petals extending from it. |
| picturesque |
evoking vivid images. [1/2 definitions] |
| pigeon pea |
a kind of tropical pea plant that bears vivid yellow flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| poem |
a piece of writing, often in rhythmic verse and sometimes rhyming, that is characterized by vivid, compressed language and strong emotional force. [1/2 definitions] |
| rich |
of color, pleasantly strong; vivid. [1/8 definitions] |
| royal blue |
a deep vivid blue color, often with a purple or red tinge. |
| slang |
words or phrases used in very informal speech that are typically more vivid, exaggerated, humorous, metaphorical, and short-lived than the standard vocabulary and usage. [1/3 definitions] |
| splash |
a showy display or vivid impression. [1/9 definitions] |
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