Gleam

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gleam \Gleam\, v. t.
     To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).
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           Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gleam \Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and
     E. englaimed.] (Falconry)
     To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gleam \Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to
     E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf.
     {Glitter}.]
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     1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray;
        a glimpse.
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              Transient unexpected gleams of joi.   --Addison.
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              At last a gleam
              Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste
              His [Satan's] traveled steps.         --Milton.
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              A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. --Longfellow.
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     2. Brightness; splendor.
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              In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.
                                                    --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gleam \Gleam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Gleaming}.]
     1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn,
        light gleams in the east.
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     2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter.
  
     Syn: To {Gleam}, {Glimmer}, {Glitter}.
  
     Usage: To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of
            light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady
            giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that
            is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon
            the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist;
            a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See {Flash}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gleam
       n 1: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleaming}, {glow}, {lambency}]
       2: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: {gleaming},
           {glimmer}]
       v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter},
             {glisten}, {glint}, {shine}]
       2: shine brightly, like a star or a light [syn: {glimmer}]
       3: appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gleam":
     beam, burn, coruscation, flare, flash, flicker, glance, glare,
     glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, hint, indication, inkling,
     light, look, radiate, ray, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation,
     shaft, shimmer, shine, spark, sparkle, suggestion, trace, twinkle,
     vestige