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briller — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  • blaze noun A large, fast-burning fire.
  • glitter noun Tiny, shiny decorative particles, or a sparkling light.
  • glow verb To give off a steady light, often without a visible flame.
  • sheen noun A soft shine or gloss on a surface.
  • shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.
  • twinkle verb To shine with a flickering, sparkling light.

Senses

briller is used for these senses in English:

  • beam (ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
  • blaze (intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
  • glitter To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
  • glow To emit light as if heated.
  • sheen (rare, intransitive, poetic) To shine; to glisten.
  • shine (intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

beam — full definition

  1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
  3. noun A wide, happy smile.
  4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
  5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

blaze — full definition

  1. noun A large, fast-burning fire.
  2. verb To burn brightly, or to shine with intense light.
  3. noun A white or light-coloured mark on a horse's face, or a mark cut into a tree's bark to show a trail.

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