Opalesce

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To exhibit an iridescent shimmer of colors.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To be opalescent; to give forth a play of colours, like the opal.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To give forth a play of colors like the opal; exhibit opalescence.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. reflect light or colors like an opal
  • v. exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal
  • Verb Form
    opalesced    opalesces    opalescing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shine    reflect    iridesce   
    Form
    opalesced    opalescing