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noun • a momentary flash of light • a spatially localized brightness verb • be shiny, as if wet • throw a glance at; take a brief look at | ||||
| 37% | 6 | Tree whose fleetingly beautiful sakura (blossom) is celebrated in the Japanese flower-viewing tradition hanami, before transforming into sour, tart or sweet cerise drupes or “bobs” resembling miniature hearts | ||
noun • wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry • any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood • a red fruit with a single hard stone • a red the color of ripe cherries adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | ||||
| 29% | 4 | Pass fleetingly | ||
noun • a sudden quick movement • a secret move (to avoid paying debts) verb • move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | ||||
Was Fleetingly Brilliant
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