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| appear |
to come into view; become visible. [1/3 definitions] |
| cross section |
a part of something made visible by cutting straight through it. [1/2 definitions] |
| fluorescent |
able to give off visible light after being exposed to a source of heat, light, or other form of energy. |
| invisible |
not able to be seen; not visible. |
| plain |
easily seen or heard; clear; visible. [1/6 definitions] |
| show |
to become easily noticed, evident, or visible. [1/10 definitions] |
| show up |
to appear visible. [1/2 definitions] |
| slug1 |
a small land animal with a soft body and two tentacles with eyes. Slugs are mollusks closely related to snails, but they do not have a visible shell. They live in wet places and eat plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| smoke |
the visible black, gray, or white gases given off into the air by something that is burning. [1/6 definitions] |
| star |
any of a vast number of heavenly bodies that give out great heat and light and can be visible from earth as points of light in the night sky. [1/8 definitions] |
| vague |
just barely visible or able to be perceived. [1/2 definitions] |
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