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"text": "This to them seems most like mother earth in color, and therefore best, as it is, to enhance the beauty of flowers instead of detracting from their exquisite shades. What a contrast to the glitter and show of our silver vases, which represent generally little else but their cost.",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "閃光"
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "闪光"
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "korakora pīata"
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"word": "亮片"
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "ззяць"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blestjá",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "блестя́"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "bg",
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"tags": [
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],
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "閃耀"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǎnyào",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "闪耀"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "třpytit se"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "blýskat se"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitre"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "schitteren"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "brileti"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "säihkyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "välkehtiä"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "kiiltää"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "kimmeltää"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "kimaltaa"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "briller"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "brc̣q̇inva",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "ბრწყინვა"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitzern"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "grc",
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"roman": "stílbō",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "στίλβω"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "camaknā",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "चमकना"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitra"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "kagayaku",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "輝く"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "キラキラする"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "banjjagida",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "반짝이다"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bichuda",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "비추다"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "micō"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "coruscō"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "fulgeō"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "blizgėti"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "svetka",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "светка"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "sjae",
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"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "сјае"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "kōritorito"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "iraira"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "whakaira"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "rikoriko"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "nanamu"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "wheriko"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitre"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitre"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "blīcan"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "deraxšidan",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "درخشیدن"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "błyszczeć"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "błyszczeć się"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
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"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "lśnić"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "połyskiwać"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "resplandecer"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "phaqsay"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blestétʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блесте́ть"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blesnútʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "блесну́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sverkátʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сверка́ть"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
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"perfective"
],
"word": "сверкну́ть"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сия́ть"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блѝстати"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
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"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
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"word": "сѝјати"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "blìstati"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
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"Roman",
"imperfective"
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"word": "sìjati"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "phàap",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "ၽၢပ်ႇ"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "sk",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "blyšťať sa"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "sl",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "blesteti"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
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"imperfective"
],
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "brillar"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "resplandecer"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "centellear"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glittra"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blyščáty",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блища́ти"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "blyskotíty",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блискоті́ти"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
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"imperfective"
],
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"_dis1": "99 1",
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"word": "glimön"
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"text": "the glittering scenes of a court",
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"word": "փայլ"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bljask",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "бляск"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bljásǎk",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "閃光"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǎnguāng",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "闪光"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "välke"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "kimallus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "säihke"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "kimmellys"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "étincellement"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "brc̣q̇inva",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "ბრწყინვა"
},
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "camak",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "चमक"
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
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"feminine"
],
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"code": "mk",
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],
"word": "блесок"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"word": "korakora pīata"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blask"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "resplendor"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ru",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "блеск"
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"masculine"
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"word": "бле̑сак"
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{
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"masculine"
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"masculine"
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{
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"masculine"
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"masculine"
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"masculine"
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "sv",
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"masculine"
],
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "shiny, decoractive adornment",
"word": "亮片"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "shiny, decoractive adornment",
"word": "金屬飾片"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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{
"code": "fi",
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],
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "el",
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{
"code": "hi",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "चमक"
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{
"code": "it",
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"masculine",
"plural"
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{
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"word": "グリッター"
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"code": "pl",
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],
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{
"code": "pt",
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{
"code": "ro",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sclipici"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"plural"
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{
"code": "es",
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{
"code": "es",
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],
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"code": "th",
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"word": "กากเพชร"
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{
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "shiny, decoractive adornment",
"word": "kim tuyến"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lamaʕa",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "لَمَعَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "baraqa",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "بَرَقَ"
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "تَأَلَّقَ"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bliščácʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "блішча́ць"
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{
"code": "be",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zixacjécʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зіхаце́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zzjacʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ззяць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blestjá",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блестя́"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sijája",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сия́я"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "閃耀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǎnyào",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "闪耀"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "třpytit se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "blýskat se"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "schitteren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "brileti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "säihkyä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "välkehtiä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "kiiltää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "kimmeltää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "kimaltaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "briller"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "brc̣q̇inva",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "ბრწყინვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitzern"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "stílbō",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "στίλβω"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "camaknā",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "चमकना"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitra"
},
{
"alt": "かがやく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kagayaku",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "輝く"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kirakira suru",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "キラキラする"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "banjjagida",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "반짝이다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bichuda",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "비추다"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "micō"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "coruscō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "fulgeō"
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{
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "blizgėti"
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{
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"sense": "to sparkle with light",
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"word": "светка"
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{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "sjae",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
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"word": "сјае"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "kōritorito"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "iraira"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "whakaira"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "rikoriko"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "nanamu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "wheriko"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitre"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glitre"
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{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "blīcan"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "deraxšidan",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "درخشیدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "błyszczeć"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "błyszczeć się"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
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"word": "lśnić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "połyskiwać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "resplandecer"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "phaqsay"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blestétʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блесте́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blesnútʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "блесну́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sverkátʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сверка́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sverknútʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сверкну́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sijátʹ",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сия́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блѝстати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сѝјати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "blìstati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "sìjati"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "phàap",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "ၽၢပ်ႇ"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "blyšťať sa"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "blesteti"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "sijati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "brillar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "resplandecer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "centellear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glittra"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blyščáty",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блища́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blystíty",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блисті́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blyskotíty",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блискоті́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sjájaty",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ся́яти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sjáty",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ся́ти"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to sparkle with light",
"word": "glimön"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive",
"word": "säihkyä"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"glitter"
],
"word": "glitter"
}
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