The sun's illuminating rays. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : A smile illuminated her face. From Dictionary.com.
Is her discussion of this classic firearm complex or illuminating from a historical perspective?. From Wordnik.com. [HotForWords on the AK-47 « Skid Roche] Reference
European Union will be requiring all foods containing dyes to add a warning label illuminating the risks. From Wordnik.com. [ModernMom.com Recent Articles] Reference
Equally illuminating is the growth of actual settlers located on free lands granted by the Dominion of Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Development of the Canadian West] Reference
But he has proceeded much farther than that in illuminating the binding conditions in detail through advanced theoretical computations. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Or they could be stained glass illuminating a kaleidoscope of refracted light. From Wordnik.com. [timesunion.com: Local Breaking News] Reference
It is the idea of illuminating the child in the subject of our Saviour's nativity. From Wordnik.com. [The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. Composed from Materials Furnished by Himself] Reference
He introduced them to the notion of illuminating manuscripts which they took to, as if they were born to it. From Wordnik.com. [At Wiscon, Day 1] Reference
Plant with his coat on, and a jovial expression illuminating his fat face, held out both hands in greeting as the vehicle came to a stop by. From Wordnik.com. [The Rules of the Game] Reference
This gas, when purified, is one kind of illuminating gas. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
They are chiefly interesting in illuminating. From Wordnik.com. ['Pleasure is now, and ought to be, your business': Stealing Sexuality in Jane Austen's _Juvenilia_] Reference
Or lose your cares in "illuminating"; or bury them fathom deep in German. From Wordnik.com. [Tired Church Members] Reference
Travels with Vasari was exactly the kind of illuminating series you'd never see anywhere else. From Wordnik.com. [Word Magazine - Comments] Reference
Lord Kinnock, one of Mortimer's closest friends, paid tribute to his pal, describing him as an "illuminating" star. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
No music or subtitles illuminating life. From Wordnik.com. [Deaf Lady] Reference
"illuminating," which is why Wasserman invited him. From Wordnik.com. [Accuracy In Media] Reference
The answers of children are illuminating, not frightening. From Wordnik.com. [Do Working Parents Make The Grade?] Reference
The most illuminating examples come from the Broadway musicals. From Wordnik.com. [TRUE TEAMWORK] Reference
But it's the comic flashes of absurdity that are truly illuminating. From Wordnik.com. [Snap Judgment: Books] Reference
Even the differences that do emerge are more confusing than illuminating. From Wordnik.com. [A Change In The Air] Reference
Saudi Arabia's connection to these terrorists is particularly illuminating. From Wordnik.com. [The Allies Who Made Our Foes] Reference
He thought that the world should see this illuminating "Graphing Calculator.". From Wordnik.com. [They Hacked Real Good, For Free] Reference
That's why Judith Warner's "The Myth of the Perfect Mother" is so illuminating. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL] Reference
Studies are now confirming that phenomenon and illuminating the mechanisms involved. From Wordnik.com. [MANAGING EVERY SHADE OF BLUE] Reference
It's an illuminating reflection on an old master's thought, modern enough for today. From Wordnik.com. [Snap Judgment: Books] Reference
But recent stories, fed by headline-seeking "experts," have often been more alarming than illuminating. From Wordnik.com. [Banking On Scare Stories] Reference
The conversation is illuminating not only for its paranoid right-wing tilt but for Nixon's enduring social awkwardness. From Wordnik.com. [Nixon and Bush] Reference
De Mille's Broadway dances were revelatory, illuminating plot and character, performed by artists rather than showgirls. From Wordnik.com. [Transition] Reference
The trick is to tell their stories in full, compassionate detail while illuminating their relevance to the bigger picture. From Wordnik.com. [Tales From The War] Reference
The output of the genome project -- a string of 3 billion chemical letters -- will at first be as illuminating as a broken flashlight. From Wordnik.com. [Uncovering Secrets, Big And Small] Reference
The second, DiamondView, looks at a diamond's "growth structure" by illuminating the gem with a high concentration of ultraviolet light. From Wordnik.com. [DIAMONDS: ROMANCING THE STONE] Reference
Bottom line: you can't out-Coulter Coulter and still maintain any standing as someone who is in favor of really illuminating the issues. From Wordnik.com. [Why Even Try The Imitation?] Reference
"Car-rington" bites off more than it can chew, but it succeeds where it counts, in illuminating Lytton and Carrington's singular passion. From Wordnik.com. [Love, Bloomsbury Style] Reference
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