glow : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: glow	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for glow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glow n an alert and refreshed state Synonym(s): freshness, glow light from nonthermal sources Synonym(s): luminescence, glow the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised Synonym(s): incandescence, glow a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret" a steady even light without flames the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface Synonym(s): radiance, glow, glowing an appearance of reflected light Synonym(s): gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency v emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" Synonym(s): glow, beam, radiate, shine shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" Synonym(s): burn, glow be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people's hearts glow" 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" Synonym(s): glow, beam, radiate, shine
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 A POP-11 variant with {lexical scope}. 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)