bright : Idioms & Phrases

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bright as a new penny

  • adjective satellite (metaphor) shining brightly
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bright blue

  • adjective satellite of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky
    azure; sky-blue; cerulean.
    • October's bright blue weather
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bright side

  • noun a consoling aspect of a difficult situation
    silver lining.
    • every cloud has a silver lining
    • look on the bright side of it
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bright's disease

  • noun an inflammation of the kidney
    nephritis.
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Bright's" dis*ease"
Etymology
From Dr. Bright of London, who first described it.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process.
Webster 1913

bright-harnessed

Bright"-har`nessed adjective
Definitions
  1. Having glittering armor. Poetic Milton.
Webster 1913

bright-red

  • adjective satellite of the red of fresh raspberries
    raspberry-red.
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meadow bright

  • noun swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
    May blob; kingcup; water dragon; cowslip; Caltha palustris; marsh marigold.
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