Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Glow and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Glow" instead a noun "Background".
Glow
Glow noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.
Background and glow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Glow".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Theme Music Power-Up: After the the titular Metroid rescues Samus and is then killed by Mother Brain, the music from Crateria plays in the background, and Samus begins to glow.
Source: Video Game / Super Metroid - The employee's eyes then glow red after making making a stare similar to that of the Card [[Troll Crusher]] as Dissidia's rendering of One Winged Angel plays in the background.
Source: Machinima / Sanity Not Included -
When the shield is active (the health bar's background is black), taking a hit will disrupt it, causing the health bar to glow red.
Source: Life Meter
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