SPANGLES Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word spangles. (close relations)
Definition of SPANGLES
Best Alternative Words for SPANGLES
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dazzles | verbv | |||||||
noun • brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily verb • to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light • amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill | ||||||||
flashes | verbv | |||||||
noun • a sudden intense burst of radiant energy • a momentary brightness • a short vivid experience • a sudden brilliant understanding • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) • a gaudy outward display • a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate • a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story • a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification • a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph adjective satellite • tastelessly showy verb • gleam or glow intermittently • appear briefly • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously • make known or cause to appear with great speed • run or move very quickly or hastily • expose or show briefly • protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal • emit a brief burst of light | ||||||||
flickers | verbv | |||||||
noun • a momentary flash of light • North American woodpecker • the act of moving back and forth verb • move back and forth very rapidly • shine unsteadily • flash intermittently | ||||||||
gleams | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an appearance of reflected light • a flash of light (especially reflected light) verb • be shiny, as if wet • shine brightly, like a star or a light • to shine with faint or brief light | ||||||||
glistens | verbv | |||||||
noun • the quality of shining with a bright reflected light verb • be shiny, as if wet | ||||||||
glitters | verbv | |||||||
noun • the quality of shining with a bright reflected light • the occurrence of a small flash or spark verb • be shiny, as if wet | ||||||||
scintillates | verbv | |||||||
verb • give off • reflect brightly • emit or reflect light in a flickering manner • fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon • be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity | ||||||||
shimmers | verbv | |||||||
noun • a weak and tremulous light verb • shine with a weak or fitful light • give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk | ||||||||
sparkles | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance • the occurrence of a small flash or spark • the quality of shining with a bright reflected light verb • reflect brightly • be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity • emit or produce sparks • become bubbly or frothy or foaming | ||||||||
twinkles | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance verb • gleam or glow intermittently • emit or reflect light in a flickering manner | ||||||||
bespangle | verbv | |||||||
verb • decorate with spangles • dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects | ||||||||
diamante | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing • fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones | ||||||||
sequin | nounn | |||||||
noun • adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing |