Gleam

[Gleam]

A gleam is a bright flash of light. If you were lost on a dark, stormy night, you'd be hugely relieved to see the gleam of a roadside diner's sign up ahead.

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To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

Noun
an appearance of reflected light

Noun
a flash of light (especially reflected light)

Verb
appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

Verb
shine brightly, like a star or a light

Verb
be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

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v. i.
To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

n.
A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.

n.
Brightness; splendor.

v. t.
To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east.

v. t.
To shine; to cast light; to glitter.

v. t.
To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).

Gleam

Gleam , v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

Gleam

Gleam, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl'91m, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. warm, to warm. Cf. Glitter.] 1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.
Transient unexpected gleams of joi.
At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps.
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light.
2. Brightness; splendor.
In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.

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. 2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter. Syn. -- To Gleam, Glimmer, Glitter. 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.

Gleam

Gleam, v. t. To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).
Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights.

To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.

To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east.

To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).

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Usage Examples

Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.

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