There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
GLOW
gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency
(noun) an appearance of reflected light
luminescence, glow
(noun) light from nonthermal sources
glow
(noun) a feeling of considerable warmth; “the glow of new love”; “a glow of regret”
radiance, glow, glowing
(noun) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
glow
(noun) a steady even light without flames
incandescence, glow
(noun) the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
freshness, glow
(noun) an alert and refreshed state
glow, beam, radiate, shine
(verb) experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; “She was beaming with joy”; “Her face radiated with happiness”
glow
(verb) be exuberant or high-spirited; “Make the people’s hearts glow”
glow
(verb) emit a steady even light without flames; “The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden”
glow, beam, radiate, shine
(verb) have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; “Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna”
burn, glow
(verb) shine intensely, as if with heat; “The coals were glowing in the dark”; “The candles were burning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
glow (third-person singular simple present glows, present participle glowing, simple past (nonstandard) glew or glowed, past participle (nonstandard) glown or glowed)
To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.
To radiate some emotional quality like light.
To gaze especially passionately at something.
To radiate thermal heat.
To shine brightly and steadily.
(transitive) To make hot; to flush.
(intransitive) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
Noun
glow (countable and uncountable, plural glows)
The state of a glowing object.
The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.
The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).
Anagrams
• gowl, w.l.o.g., wlog
Source: Wiktionary
Glow, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Glowing.] Etym: [AS. gl; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. glĂĽhen, Icel. gl, Dan. gloende glowing. Gloom.]
1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandenscent. Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees. Pope.
2. To exhibit a strong, bright color; to be brilliant, as if with heat; to be bright or red with heat or animation, with blushes, etc. Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays. Dryden. And glow with shame of your proceedings. Shak.
3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn. Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats Addison. The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands. Gay.
4. To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism. With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. Dryden. Burns with one love, with one resentment glows. Pope.
Glow, v. t.
Definition: To make hot; to flush. [Poetic] Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool. Shak.
Glow, n.
1. White or red heat; incandscence.
2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks.
3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor. The red glow of scorn. Shak.
4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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