English Dictionary: glow | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for glow | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Glow \Glow\, v. t. To make hot; to flush. [Poetic] Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Glow \Glow\ (gl[omac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glowed} (gl[omac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Glowing}.] [AS. gl[omac]wan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. gl[81]hen, Icel. gl[omac]a, Dan. gloende glowing. [root]94. Cf. {Gloom}.] 1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent. 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Glow \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. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GLOW Available from Andrew Arnblaster, Bollostraat 6, B-3140 Keerbergen, Belgium, for Mac or {MS-DOS}. [Byte's UK edition, May 1992, p.84UK-8]. (1997-02-07) |