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1glisten verb : to shine by reflection with a soft luster or sparkle

Synonyms

flame, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, wink—more at FLASH

2glisten noun : GLITTER, SPARKLE

glis·ter verb : to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : GLITTER

glitch noun : MALFUNCTION; also : SNAG 2

1glitter verb 1 : to shine with brilliant or metallic luster : SPARKLE

2 : to shine with strong emotion : FLASH

3 : to be brilliantly attractive esp. in a superficial way

Synonyms

flame, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glisten, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, wink—more at FLASH

2glitter noun 1 : sparkling brilliancy, showiness, or attractiveness

2 : small glittering objects used for ornamentation

— glit·tery adjective

glitz noun : extravagant showiness

Synonyms

flamboyance, flashiness, gaudiness, ostentation, pretentiousness, showiness, swank—more at OSTENTATION

glitzy adjective : having glitz

Synonyms

flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, ostentatious, swank, tawdry—more at GAUDY

gloam·ing noun : the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night : TWILIGHT, DUSK

Synonyms

dusk, evening, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight—more at DUSK

gloat verb : to think about something with triumphant and often malicious delight

glob noun 1 : a small drop

2 : a large rounded mass

Synonyms

[1] blob, driblet, drip, drop, droplet—more at DROP

[2] blob, chunk, clod, clump, gob, hunk, lump, nub, wad—more at LUMP

glob·al adjective 1 : of, relating to, or involving the entire world : WORLDWIDE

2 : of, relating to, or applying to a whole : COMPREHENSIVE, GENERAL

— glob·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

blanket, common, general, generic, overall, universal—more at GENERAL

compendious, complete, comprehensive, encyclopedic, full, inclusive, omnibus, panoramic, universal—more at ENCYCLOPEDIC

glob·al·i·za·tion noun : the development of an increasingly integrated global economy

Global Positioning System noun : GPS

global warming noun : an increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures due to an increase in the greenhouse effect

globe noun 1 : a round body : BALL, SPHERE

2 : the planet on which we live that is third in order from the sun : EARTH; also : a spherical representation of the earth

globe–trot·ter noun : a person who travels widely

— globe–trot·ting noun or adjective

glob·u·lar adjective : having the shape of a globe or globule

glob·ule noun : a tiny globe or ball esp. of a liquid

glob·u·lin noun : any of a class of simple proteins insoluble in pure water but soluble in dilute salt solutions that occur widely in plant and animal tissues

glock·en·spiel noun [ORIGIN: G, fr. Glocke bell + Spiel play]

: a percussion musical instrument consisting of a series of metal bars played with two hammers

gloom noun 1 : partial or total darkness

2 : lowness of spirits : DEJECTION

3 : an atmosphere of despondency

Synonyms

[1] dark, darkness, dusk, gloaming, murk, night, semidarkness, shade, shadow, twilight—more at DARK

[2] blues, dejection, depression, doldrums, dumps, melancholy, sadness—more at SADNESS

gloom·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being gloomy

gloomy adjective gloom·i·er -est 1 : partially or totally dark

2 : causing gloom; also : lacking in promise or hopefulness

3 : low in spirits

— gloom·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] dark, darkling, dim, dusky, murky, obscure, somber—more at DARK

[2] bleak, dark, depressing, desolate, dismal, dreary, glum, gray, miserable, murky, somber; also dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, droopy, inconsolable, low, melancholy, sad, unhappy, woebegone, woeful; discomfiting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting, distressing, distressful, upsetting; desperate, hopeless, pessimistic; elegiac, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, sorrowful; cloudy, colorless, drab, dull; dour, grim, lowering, menacing, negative, oppressive,

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