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English noun: glow | |||
| 1. | glow (state) an alert and refreshed state | ||
| Synonyms | freshness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | good health, healthiness | ||
| 2. | glow (attribute) light from nonthermal sources | ||
| Synonyms | luminescence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness | ||
| 3. | glow (phenomenon) the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised | ||
| Synonyms | incandescence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, visible light, visible radiation | ||
| 4. | glow (feeling) a feeling of considerable warmth | ||
| Samples | The glow of new love. A glow of regret. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
| 5. | glow (phenomenon) a steady even light without flames | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, visible light, visible radiation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sky glow | ||
| 6. | glow (phenomenon) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface | ||
| Synonyms | glowing, radiance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, visible light, visible radiation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aureole, corona | ||
| 7. | glow (attribute) an appearance of reflected light | ||
| Synonyms | gleam, gleaming, lambency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine | ||
English verb: glow | |||
| 1. | glow (perception) emit a steady even light without flames | ||
| Samples | The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | radiate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fluoresce, flush | ||
| 2. | glow (perception) have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink | ||
| Samples | Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna. | ||
| Synonyms | beam, radiate, shine | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appear, look, seem | ||
| 3. | glow (weather) shine intensely, as if with heat | ||
| Samples | The coals were glowing in the dark. The candles were burning. | ||
| Examples | Lights glow on the horizon, The horizon is glowing with lights | ||
| Synonyms | burn | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beam, shine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gutter | ||
| 4. | glow (emotion) be exuberant or high-spirited | ||
| Samples | Make the people's hearts glow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
| 5. | glow (emotion) experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | ||
| Samples | She was beaming with joy. Her face radiated with happiness. | ||
| Synonyms | beam, radiate, shine | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
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