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Substantiivi

1. The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
2. (obsolete) Synonym of den: a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals.
3. (now rare) One who lusts, one inflamed with lust.
4. Alternative form of lustrum: A five-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
5. (geology) The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
6. (figurative) Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
7. (figurative) Shining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
8. (figurative) Shining fame, renown, glory.
9. (figurative) Polish, social refinement.
10. A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
11. (literary) Any shining body or thing.
12. A piece of glass added to a light (especially a chandelier) to increase its luster.
13. An ornamental light providing luster, especially a chandelier.
14. A substance that imparts luster to a surface, such as polish, gloss, plumbago, glaze, etc.
15. The layer of an object that imparts luster, chiefly with regard to ceramics.
16. Clipping of lusterware: highly lustrous ceramics.
17. A kind of lustrous fabric with a wool weft and cotton, linen, or silk warp, chiefly used for women's dresses.
18. (obsolete) A glory, an act or thing that imparts fame or renown.

Verbi

1. (intransitive, now rare) To have luster, to gleam, to shine.
2. (intransitive, now rare) To gain luster, to become lustrous.
3. (transitive) To give luster, particularly
4. (obsolete) To make illustrious or attractive, to distinguish.
5. To coat with a lustrous material or glaze, to impart physical luster to an object.
6. (transitive, obsolete) To shed light on, to illustrate, to show.
7. (transitive, obsolete) Synonym of lustrate, particularly
8. Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew.
9. Synonym of look, to look over, to survey.