brighten (verb)

  • 51enliven — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. animate, exhilarate, inspirit, quicken, fire, brighten, stimulate, rouse, invigorate; cheer, elate, encourage. See cheerfulness, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cheer, liven up, vivify,… …

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  • 52polish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sheen, luster, shine, glaze, gloss; refinement, culture; courtesytact, suavity, diplomacy; discernment, discrimination. v. t. shine, buff, burnish; scrub, scour, brighten; refine, perfect. See… …

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  • 53shine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glow, gleam, scintillate; excel; polish, wax, burnish. See light, repute. take a shine to II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give forth light] Syn. radiate, beam, scintillate, glitter, sparkle, twinkle,… …

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  • 54dull — 1. adjective 1) a dull novel Syn: uninteresting, boring, tedious, monotonous, unrelieved, unvaried, unimaginative, uneventful; characterless, featureless, colorless, lifeless, insipid, unexciting, uninspiring, unstimulating …

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  • 55embrighten — ə̇m, em+ transitive verb Etymology: en (I) + brighten : to make brighter : brighten …

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  • 56snuff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English snoffe Date: 14th century 1. the charred part of a candlewick 2. a. obsolete umbrage, offense b. chiefly Scottish huff II …

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  • 57perk — I. /pɜk / (say perk) verb (i) 1. to carry oneself, lift the head, or act in a jaunty manner. –phrase 2. perk oneself up, to brighten up; become more cheerful. 3. perk up, a. to become lively or vigorous, as after depression or sickness. b. to… …

  • 58luster — I. noun or lustre Etymology: Middle English lustre, from Latin lustrum Date: 14th century a period of five years ; lustrum 2 II. noun or lustre Etymology: Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro, from …

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  • 59smile — I. verb (smiled; smiling) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English smerian to laugh, Sanskrit smayate he smiles Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to have, produce, or exhibit a smile 2. a. to look or regard with amusement or ridicule… …

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  • 60eye — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ amber, blue, brown, dark, golden, green, grey/gray …

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