opalesce


Meanings

  • reflect light or colors like an opal;
    • "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"
    • "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
  • exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal;
    • "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
  • OPALESCE v -ESCED, -ESCING, -ESCES to emit an iridescent shimmer of colors

Synonyms


Scrabble Score: 12

opalesce is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

opalesce is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

opalesce is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 15

opalesce is a valid Words With Friends word