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SUNBEAM
sunbeam, sunray
(noun) a ray of sunlight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sunbeam (plural sunbeams)
A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.
(Australia, colloquial, dated) An item of cutlery or crockery laid out on a table, but not used, and which can be returned to the drawer without being washed.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
(UK) synonym of sunshine
Proper noun
Sunbeam
An unincorporated community in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.
An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.
An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Sun"beam`, n. Etym: [AS. sunnebeam.]
Definition: A beam or ray of the sun. "Evening sunbeams." Keble. Thither came Uriel, gliding through the even On a sunbeam. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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