Starlight is said to do this, from the Old English for "blink"
Twinkle
The freshwater this is the state gem of Tennessee, as it was historically found in the state's rivers & streams
a pearl
Even with all this makeup, I was made for loving you
KISS
A large branch of a tree
limb
This southern capital is known as "The Big Peach"
Atlanta
The Brits use this word to mean a flashlight; to us, it's a stick that's been set aflame
a torch
An Arizona ruby is actually this other red gem
a garnet
Don't "Push It" with these ladies
Salt-N-Pepa
A celestial being, or a tot with a sweet, innocent face
a cherub
It's home to the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild
Des Moines
If a light is barely visible, it's this adjective, also a verb meaning to swoon
faint
The most prized of these flashy gems are the black ones, the actual colors can vary, from New South Wales, Australia
an opal
Makers of intricately crafted videos
OK Go
2-syllable word for a good-looking actor who's the object of romantic infatuation
a heartthrob
This capital's St. John's Church was the site of Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" oration
Richmond
It sounds like an overflowing of water from a river, but it's a light that covers a large area
a floodlight
Used as a gem & in ornamental work, its 2-word name is from Latin & Persian for "blue stone"
lapis lazuli
If you get this one, you've made me so very happy
Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Verb meaning to examine thoroughly, or to connect a building's water pipes
plumb
The capitol building in this North Dakota capital is home to the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall of Fame
Bismarck
This unit of light intensity is abbreviated FC
footcandle
Since ancient times, onyx & this banded reddish-brown gemstone that ends in "onyx" have been used to make cameos
sardonyx
Joy to the world
Three Dog Night
The red crest on the head of certain domestic fowl
a coxcomb
Founded around 1610, it once served as the seat of power for the Spanish empire north of the Rio Grande
Santa Fe, New Mexico