glister

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: glis=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

glister, v. i. [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See Glisten.].

 To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.  [1913 Webster]
"All that glisters is not gold."  [1913 Webster]

glister, n. 

 Glitter; luster.  [1913 Webster]

glister, n. [Cf. OF. glistere.].

OXFORD DICTIONARY

glister, v. & n. archaic
--v.intr. sparkle; glitter.
--n. a sparkle; a gleam.

Etymology

ME f. MLG glistern, MDu glisteren, rel. to GLISTEN

ROGET THESAURUS

glister

Light

VB shine, glow, glitter, glister, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flare, flare up, glare, beam, shimmer, glimmer, flicker, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash, blaze, be bright, reflect light, daze, dazzle, bedazzle, radiate, shoot out beams, fulgurate, clear up, brighten, lighten, enlighten, levin, light, light up, irradiate, shine upon, give out a light, hang out a light, cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon, illume, illumine, illuminate, relume, strike a light, kindle.