gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency
(noun) an appearance of reflected light
gleam, gleaming, glimmer
(noun) a flash of light (especially reflected light)
gleam
(verb) appear briefly; “A terrible thought gleamed in her mind”
gleam, glimmer
(verb) shine brightly, like a star or a light
glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine
(verb) be shiny, as if wet; “His eyes were glistening”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gleam (plural gleams)
a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
brightness or shininess; splendor.
• (small shaft or stream of light): beam, ray
• (glimpse or indistinct sign): flicker, glimmer, trace
• (brightness or splendor): dazzle, lambency, shine
gleam (third-person singular simple present gleams, present participle gleaming, simple past and past participle gleamed) (intransitive)
To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
To be briefly but strongly apparent.
(obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
• (to shine, glitter, or glisten) glint, sparkle
• (to radiate or emanate) glow, shine
• (to be briefly but strongly apparent) flare, flash, kindle
• Gamel, megal-
Source: Wiktionary
Gleam, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry)
Definition: To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
Gleam, n. Etym: [OE. glem, gleam, AS. glæm, prob. akin to E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. Glitter.]
1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse. Transient unexpected gleams of joi. Addison. At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps. Milton. A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. Longfellow.
2. Brightness; splendor. In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen. Pope.
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, v. t.
Definition: To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
