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English Dictionary: gleam	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for gleam
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gleam n an appearance of reflected light [syn: gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency] a flash of light (especially reflected light) Synonym(s): gleam, gleaming, glimmer v be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine] shine brightly, like a star or a light Synonym(s): gleam, glimmer appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gleam \Gleam\, v. t. To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.). Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gleam \Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and E. englaimed.] (Falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gleam \Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[91]m, 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. --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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}. 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}.