Glad, v. a. (Poetical.) Delight. See gladden.

    Gladden, v. a. Delight, cheer, gratify, rejoice, bless, exhilarate, glad, make glad, please highly, make joyous or happy, fill with joy or pleasure, render-light-hearted.

    Gladden, v. n. Become glad, grow happy or joyous, smile, beam, light up, grow light, brighten, grow bright.

    Glad-eye, n. Yellow-hammer (Emberiza citrinella).

    Gladiate, a. (Bot.) Sword-shaped, ensiform.

    Gladiator, n. Sword-player, prize-fighter (in ancient Rome).

    Gladness, n. Joy, joyfulness, joyousness, happiness, gratification, delight, pleasure.

    Gladsome, a. Pleased, delighted, cheerful, joyful, joyous, glad, gay, blithe, blithesome, gleeful, jovial, jolly, merry, lively, jocund, airy, vivacious, sprightly, sportive, frolicsome, light-hearted.

    Glair, n. White of an egg.

    Glamour, n.

      1. Witchery (applied to the eye so as to make things seem to be what they are not).
      2. Fantastic light, imaginary glory, bewitchment, glow, enthusiasm.

    Glance, n.

      1. Glitter, gleam.
      2. Glimpse, transitory view, rapid look.

    Glance, v. n.

      1. Glitter, gleam, shine, flash, coruscate, scintillate, glisten, glister.
      2. Flit, dart, appear and disappear.
      3. Dart aside, fly off obliquely.
      4. Snatch a glance, snatch a momentary look, look hurriedly.
      5. Make passing allusion, reflect upon, hint at, censure.

    Glance at. Take a glimpse at, look at cursorily.

    Glance-coal, n. Anthracite, hard coal, blind-coal, stone-coal, culm.


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