Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [593]
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,