"candescent" (both of which are synonyms of "incandescent" in the sense of "glowing from or as if from great heat"). From Wordnik.com. [Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day] Reference
‘You d — d old miscreant!’ repeated the candescent captain. From Wordnik.com. [Wylder's Hand] Reference
Twitter was the main conduct through which this increasingly candescent political momentum ran. From Wordnik.com. [From Russia with Twitter (and my blog) in defence of our online rights] Reference
There hadn't been more than a wisp of cloud across its candescent countenance in several months. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Chaos]
For instance, Yes-No features a drawing of a candescent light bulb with the text: "This is a light bulb" beneath the image. From Wordnik.com. [Leanne Goebel: RULE Gallery Champions Young Artists in 4.0] Reference
From the materials of the house itself he draws unexpected resonances, candescent onyx balancing pellucid glass, and that glass itself shifting between aspects. From Wordnik.com. [The Glass Room by Simon Mawer] Reference
In terms of longevity, the candescent bulbs could easily be made to last for dozens of years but the manufacturers long ago decided ther was no money to made in the longevity business. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #15 « Climate Audit] Reference
In terms of longevity, the candescent bulbs could easily be made to last for dozens of years but the manufacturers long ago decided there was no money to made in the “longevity” business. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #15 « Climate Audit] Reference
Too often the policies that greens favour - banning candescent light bulbs, bins for waste food - sound like the sort of indignities that were imposed on the masses in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Those candescent worlds, circled by little offsplit planets — were their names taken in vain, or were they really in their motions and their relative positions the writing on the wall for men to read?. From Wordnik.com. [Flowering Wilderness] Reference
"The roll out of the candescent fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs will start by the end of February ... the public will be asked to exchange their energy inefficient bulbs for the energy efficient ones," she said in the National Assembly during debate on the state of the nation address. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Tranquility sudden, vast, candescent: form of forms. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
'You d-- d old miscreant!' repeated the candescent captain. From Wordnik.com. [Wylder's Hand] Reference
"Two billion people are still not thinking about candescent versus fluorescent lightbulbs," he said. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Princetonian, 2009-06-03] Reference
Then he saw, pale and candescent in the blackness, three or four great lilies, the authors of that perfume. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Pharisees] Reference
He became conscious of a candescent spot on the far side of the hearth, where the light fell on old Heythorp's thick white hair. From Wordnik.com. [Five Tales] Reference
It is 5:30 in the morning, pitch black outside - but inside, the chapel is candescent as more than 150 women kneel and pray and fill the soaring sanctuary with their ghostly songs of praise. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
The Harbour will be lit up on Tuesday by some of the world's best lighting and sound systems, and accompanied by a fleet of 18 yachts and a large sailing ship illuminated by candescent LED bulbs. From Wordnik.com. [Techworld Australia News] Reference
The people from the roof came down and followed the strangers as they were taken through the court and out into the enclosure; at sight of the star yet above the cave, though less candescent than before, some turned back afraid; the greater part went on. From Wordnik.com. [Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ] Reference
Pyrophylax, see that the chains are candescent and send in a bowl of melted lead; he looks thirsty. ". From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Gift. A Novel.] Reference
A pit candescent by Pele. From Wordnik.com. [Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula] Reference
The candescent spot moved. From Wordnik.com. [Five Tales] Reference
Infinite ardour of candescent gold. From Wordnik.com. [The Poems of William Watson] Reference
Photo by candescent. From Wordnik.com. [Top 10 Tips And Tricks For Making Your Stuff Last Longer | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
Ghostly, candescent, soulful and joyous pop. From Wordnik.com. [The Line Of Best Fit] Reference
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