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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (7)

1. an alert and refreshed state;
[syn: freshness, glow]

2. light from nonthermal sources;
[syn: luminescence, glow]

3. the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised;
[syn: incandescence, glow]

4. a feeling of considerable warmth;
- Example: "the glow of new love"
- Example: "a glow of regret"

5. a steady even light without flames;

6. the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface;
[syn: radiance, glow, glowing]

7. an appearance of reflected light;
[syn: gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency]


VERB (5)

1. emit a steady even light without flames;
- Example: "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"

2. have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink;
- Example: "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
[syn: glow, beam, radiate, shine]

3. shine intensely, as if with heat;
- Example: "The coals were glowing in the dark"
- Example: "The candles were burning"
[syn: burn, glow]

4. be exuberant or high-spirited;
- Example: "Make the people's hearts glow"

5. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion;
- Example: "She was beaming with joy"
- Example: "Her face radiated with happiness"
[syn: glow, beam, radiate, shine]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Glow \Glow\ (gl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowed (gl[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Glowing.] [AS. gl[=o]wan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. gl["u]hen, Icel. gl[=o]a, Dan. gloende glowing. [root]94. Cf. Gloom.] [1913 Webster] 1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent. [1913 Webster] Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] And glow with shame of your proceedings. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn. [1913 Webster] Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats? --Addison. [1913 Webster] The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands. --Gay. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Burns with one love, with one resentment glows. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Glow \Glow\, v. t. To make hot; to flush. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Glow \Glow\, n. 1. White or red heat; incandscence. [1913 Webster] 2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks. [1913 Webster] 3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor. [1913 Webster] The red glow of scorn. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

glow n 1: an alert and refreshed state [syn: freshness, glow] 2: light from nonthermal sources [syn: luminescence, glow] 3: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised [syn: incandescence, glow] 4: a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret" 5: a steady even light without flames 6: the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface [syn: radiance, glow, glowing] 7: an appearance of reflected light [syn: gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency] v 1: emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" 2: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: glow, beam, radiate, shine] 3: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: burn, glow] 4: be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people's hearts glow" 5: 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" [syn: glow, beam, radiate, shine]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

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)