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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shimmer, flicker |
| Synonyms: | beam, bedazzlement, blaze, burst, coruscation, dazzle, flame, flare, glance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, illumination, imprint, impulse, incandescence, luster, phosphorescence, quiver, radiation, ray, reflection, scintillation, shine, spark, sparkle, streak, stream, twinkle, twinkling, vision |
| Main Entry: | flash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demonstration |
| Synonyms: | burst, display, manifestation, outburst, show, sign, splash, swank |
| Main Entry: | flash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shimmer, flicker |
| Synonyms: | beam, bedazzle, blaze, blink, coruscate, dazzle, flame, flare, glance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, incandesce, light, phosphoresce, radiate, reflect, scintillate, shine, shoot out, spangle, spark, sparkle, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | flash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move fast and display |
| Synonyms: | bolt, brandish, dart, dash, disport, exhibit, expose, flaunt, flit, flourish, fly, parade, race, shoot, show, show off, speed, spring, streak, sweep, trot out, whistle, zoom |
| Antonyms: | pause, slow, walk |
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | warning, signaling device |
| Synonyms: | Mayday, SOS, alert, bell, blast, buzzer, call, caution, clock, cry, drum, flap, flash*, forewarning, gong, high sign, horn, nod, scramble*, scream, shout, sign, signal, siren, squeal, tip, tip off, tocsin, trumpet, warning, whistle, wink, yell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | behold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard; look at |
| Synonyms: | catch, consider, contemplate, descry, discern, distinguish, earmark, eye, eyeball, feast one's eyes, flash*, lay eyes on, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, scan, see, spot, spy, survey, view, watch, witness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bias |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in one way; partiality |
| Synonyms: | bent, bigotry, chauvinism, disposition, favoritism, flash, head-set, illiberality, inclination, intolerance, leaning, mind trip, mind-set, narrowmindedness, one-sidedness, penchant, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, prepossession, proclivity, proneness, propensity, spin, standpoint, tendency, tilt, turn, unfairness, viewpoint |
| Notes: | a person's bias is based on facts, but prejudice occurs without a person knowing or examining the facts |
| Antonyms: | fairness, impartiality, justness |
| Main Entry: | blaze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | torrent |
| Synonyms: | blast, burst, eruption, flare-up, flash, fury, outbreak, outburst, rush, storm |
| Main Entry: | blaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burn brightly |
| Synonyms: | beam, burst out, coruscate, explode, fire, flame, flare, flash, flicker, fulgurate, glare, gleam, glow, illuminate, illumine, incandesce, jet, light, radiate, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle |
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