sparkle vs zest

sparkle

noun
  • Brilliance; luster. 

  • Liveliness; vivacity. 

  • The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence. 

  • A little spark; a scintillation. 

verb
  • To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash. 

  • To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles 

  • To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle 

  • To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce 

  • To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. 

zest

noun
  • Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. 

  • The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. 

  • General vibrance of flavour. 

  • The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut. 

verb
  • To scrape the zest from a fruit. 

  • To make more zesty. 

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