| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface: burnish, glaze, gloss, luster, polish, sheen, sleekness. See LIGHT. | | VERB: | 1. To emit a bright light: beam, blaze1, burn, gleam, glow, incandesce, radiate. See LIGHT. 2. To be in one's prime: flourish, flower. Idioms: cut a figure, make a splash. See THRIVE. 3. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: buff1, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, sleek. See LIGHT.
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