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Definition
- : a female friend
- : a frequent or regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms
Examples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms
Examples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms
Examples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms
Examples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms
Examples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms
Examples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms
Examples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms
Examples
- //My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
- //She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1gladiolus
Definition
- or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
- : the large middle portion of the sternum
Illustration
gladiolus 1First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladiusamyloidosis
Definition
- : a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
New Latinglassblowing
Definition
- : the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined aboveFirst Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined aboveglimmer
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to shine faintly or unsteadily //The candles glimmered in the windows.: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection //Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
- : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
coruscate flame flash glance gleam glint glisten glister glitter luster (or lustre) scintillate shimmer spangle sparkle twinkle wink winkleSynonyms: Noun
ace bit crumb dab dram driblet hint lick little mite nip ounce particle peanuts ray scintilla scruple shade shadow shred skosh smack smell smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge) snap soupçon spark spatter speck splash spot sprinkling strain streak suspicion tad touch traceExamples
Verb
- //Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
- //Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
- //the glimmer of a distant star
- //Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English glimeren; akin to Old English glǣm gleamglimmer
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a very small amount //a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on ChristmasSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonymsabundance barrel boatload bucket bundle bushel deal fistful gobs heaps lashings [chiefly British] (also lashins) loads lot mass mess mountain much oodles passel peck pile plenty potful profusion quantity raft reams scads stack wad wealth
- an almost imperceptible sign of something //most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to sayNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to shoot forth bursts of light //the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sunSynonyms