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61luster — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gloss, sheen, brightness, splendor; radiance, brilliance, fame. See repute, light. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Brightness] Syn. glow, brilliance, radiance; see light 1 . 2. [Fame] Syn. glory, respect,… …
62rub — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. buff, abrade, scour, polish; chafe, massage, stroke, graze; annoy, disturb. See friction, smoothness, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A rubbing action] Syn. massage, rubdown, brushing, stroke,… …
63sheen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. light, gleam, luster, shine, glow, shimmer, splendor. See smoothness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shine, polish, gloss; see finish 2 , wax . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. shine, brightness, luster,… …
64furbish — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To restore] Syn. refurbish, improve, renovate; see renew 1 . 2. [To burnish] Syn. polish, clean, brighten; see shine 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: buff1,… …
65brown — [OE] In Old English, brown meant, rather vaguely, ‘dark’; it does not seem to have become a definite colour word until the 13th century. It comes from West and North Germanic *brūnaz, which probably goes back ultimately to the same Indo European… …
66brown — {{11}}brown (adj.) O.E. brun dark, dusky, only developing a definite color sense 13c., from P.Gmc. *brunaz (Cf. O.N. brunn, Dan. brun, O.Fris., O.H.G. brun, Du. bruin, Ger. braun), from PIE *bher (3) shining, brown (Cf. Lith. beras brown ),… …
67shine — 1. verb 1) the sun shone Syn: emit light, beam, radiate, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, flare, glare, fluoresce; literary glister, coruscate …
68finish — v 1. complete, do, carry through, play out, go or follow through with; carry out, fulfill, realize, achieve, attain, accomplish, compass; bring to an end, settle, resolve, terminate, end; conclude, close, wind up, Inf. wrap up, clinch, clench,… …
69glaze — v 1. gloss, luster, polish, shine, furbish, burnish; paint, color, enamel; candy, sugarcoat. n 2. gloss, polish, shine, burnish, luster, finish, patina; icing, frosting …
70gloss — [n1] shine, sheen appearance, brightness, brilliance, burnish, facade, finish, front, glaze, gleam, glint, glossiness, luster, polish, shimmer, silkiness, sleekness, slickness, surface, varnish, veneer; concepts 611,620 Ant. dullness gloss [n2]… …
