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bloom |
a fresh glow or rosiness of the cheeks. [1/8 definitions] |
flame |
to redden or glow. [1/9 definitions] |
flush1 |
a red color or glow in the face or skin. [1/7 definitions] |
foxfire |
a phosphorescent glow from organic matter, esp. from certain fungi that grow on rotting wood. [2 definitions] |
gleam |
to give out a flash, glow, or beam of light. [1/3 definitions] |
ignite |
to subject to great heat; cause to glow with heat. [1/2 definitions] |
incandesce |
to glow or cause to glow as a result of heat. |
incandescent |
marked by brilliance or great passion that seems to glow. [1/3 definitions] |
incandescent lamp |
a lamp or light bulb in which a filament is made to glow by electric current. |
lamplight |
the light or glow produced by a lamp. |
lurid |
emitting a glaringly bright red glow. [1/3 definitions] |
luster |
the shine of a surface that softly reflects light; glow. |
phosphorescence |
the glow or luminescence that is caused by this. [1/2 definitions] |
rosy |
having a healthy, cheerful glow. [1/4 definitions] |
shine |
to give off or reflect light. [2/8 definitions] |
white-hot |
heated so hot as to glow white. [1/2 definitions] |
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