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glitter
 
NOUN:1. A small sparkling decoration: sequin, spangle. See BEAUTIFUL. 2. Brilliant, showy splendor: brilliance, brilliancy, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness. Informal : glitz. See BEAUTIFUL. 3. Sparkling, brilliant light: flash, glint, glisten, glister, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle. See BEAUTIFUL, LIGHT.
VERB:To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See LIGHT.
 
 
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