Illuminate vs Toe - What's the difference?
illuminate | toe |
To shine light on something.
To decorate something with lights.
To clarify or make something understandable.
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
(figurative) To make spectacular.
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To glow; to light up.
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To be exposed to light.
(military) To direct a (radar) beam toward.
Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
An equivalent part in an animal.
That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
(dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive toe' (or '''toe''' in) signifying that the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back and negative '''toe''' (or ' toe out) the opposite.
(engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
(engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
(engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
(carpentry) the long side of an angled cut
To furnish with a toe.
To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
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To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
(construction) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
(golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
As a verb illuminate
is to shine light on something.As a noun illuminate
is someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.As an adjective illuminate
is (obsolete) enlightened.As a pronoun toe is
.illuminate
English
Verb
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- Red diode in button illuminates when camera runs at speed set in five-digit speed selector.
- Say my name / and every color illuminates. / We are shining /
Synonyms
* *Derived terms
* transilluminate * illuminatortoe
English
Noun
(en noun)- (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
- (cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
- (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
- (geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow
Synonyms
* (an equivalent part in an animal) hoofAntonyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) heel * (front of the kayak) tail * (angled cut in carpentry) heelHyponyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) *: hallux, big toe, great toe *: second toe, long toe *: third toe, middle toe *: fourth toe, ring toe *: fifth toe, little toe, pinky toe, baby toeHolonyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) footMeronyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) nailDerived terms
* heel-and-toe * toeside * toeboard * toeclip * toe jump * toenail * toe ring * toe stopCoordinate terms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) fingerVerb
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- to toe the mark
- The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
