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GLISTENS
Verb
glistens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glisten
Anagrams
• singlets, slingest, sniglets
Source: Wiktionary
GLISTEN
Glis"ten, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] Etym: [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, v. i.]
Definition: To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
Syn.
– See Flash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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