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shine verb
Synonyms: shine, glow, blaze, dazzle, glitter
shine
to be bright with light
The sun is shining and they say it’ll be hot today. She polished the table until it shone.
glow
to shine with a weak light
They saw a cigarette glow in the darkness.
blaze
to burn or shine strongly
The fire was blazing. The sun blazed through the clouds.
dazzle
to shine a strong light in someone’s eyes so that they cannot see for a moment
She was dazzled by the lights of the cars coming towards her.
glitter
to shine brightly with small points of light, as the stars in the sky seem to shine
The diamond necklace was glittering in the light of the candles. Her eyes glittered hopefully as she spoke.
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small adjective
Synonyms: small, tiny, minute, miniature, microscopic Antonyms: big, huge
Synonyms:
small
not large in size or amount
The house is too big for us, so we’re selling it and buying a smaller one. The guidebook isn’t small enough to carry in your pocket. She only paid a small amount for that clock. A small number of problems were reported.
tiny
very small
The black spot is so tiny you can hardly see it. She lives in a tiny village in the mountains.
minute extremely small
A minute piece of dust must have got into the watch.
miniature
much smaller than the usual size
He has a miniature camera.
microscopic
extremely small, or so small that you need to use a microscope to see it
It was a microscopic mark and didn’t spoil the appearance of the table. They study microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses.
Antonyms:
big
of a large size
huge
of a very large size
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smell noun
Synonyms: smell, odour, aroma, scent, stink
smell
something which you can sense with your nose
I love the smell of coffee. She noticed a smell of gas downstairs.
odour
a smell, especially an unpleasant smell the odour of rotten eggs
aroma
a pleasant smell of something you can eat or drink the aroma of freshly baked bread
scent
a pleasant smell of a particular type the scent of flowers in the garden
stink
(informal) a very unpleasant smell the stink of cigarette smoke
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stop verb
Synonyms: stop, end, pause, cease
Antonyms: begin, continue
Synonyms:
stop
not to do something any more
At last it stopped raining and we could go out. She spoke for two hours without stopping.
end
when something ends, it reaches the point when it stops happening
The film ends with a wedding. The concert should end at about 10 o’clock.
pause
to stop or rest for a short time before continuing
She ran along the road, only pausing for a second to look at her watch.
cease
(formal) to stop, or to stop doing something
It seemed that the fighting would never cease.
Antonyms:
begin
to start doing something
continue
to go on doing something or happening