unsteady+light

  • 21To make light of — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… …

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  • 22To set light by — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… …

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  • 23dizzy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. giddy, light headed; slang, silly, mixed up, flighty. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a whirling or spinning sensation] Syn. confused, lightheaded, giddy, bemused, staggering,… …

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  • 24blaze — blaze1 [blāz] n. [ME blase < OE blæse, blase, a torch, flame < IE * bhles , shine < base * bhel : see BLACK] 1. a brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire 2. any very bright, often hot, light or glare [the blaze of… …

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  • 25flame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blaze, fire; excitement, passion, zeal; slang, sweetheart. See heat, love. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fire] Syn. blaze, flare, spark, flash, glare, glow, gleam, flicker; see also fire 1 . 2. Sweetheart]… …

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  • 26Flare — Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913… …

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  • 27Flared — Flare Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913… …

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  • 28Flaring — Flare Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913… …

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  • 29To flare up — Flare Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913… …

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  • 30glimmer — [[t]glɪ̱mə(r)[/t]] glimmers, glimmering, glimmered 1) VERB If something glimmers, it produces or reflects a faint, gentle, often unsteady light. The moon glimmered faintly through the mists. [V ing] ...the glimmering ocean. 2) N COUNT A glimmer… …

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