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Glister

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To glisten.

n. Glitter; brilliance.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To gleam, glisten or coruscate

n. A brilliant flash; a glint

n. Alternative form of clyster.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

verb-intransitive. To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.

n. Glitter; luster.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To sparkle; glitter.

Synonyms Glisten, Glitter, etc. See glare, intransitive verb

n. Sheen; luster; glitter.

n. Same as clyster, clyster-pipe.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

Word Usage

"An 'regular fall weather it was -- the glint o' the sun on the golden larch an 'the quakin' aspens; an 'the glister of light on ivery ripple; an' beyand, the winter an 'the blue haze of the North comin' down hand in hand."

Verb Form

glistered glistering glisters

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

brightness

Form

glistered glistering

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

sparkle shine glisten glitter luster

Same Context

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