Gleam
21gleam — 01. The cat s eyes blazed yellow in the [gleam] of my flashlight. 02. He polished his new car until it was [gleaming]. 03. The hikers set out at the first [gleam] of dawn. 04. Snowflakes [gleamed] like tiny diamonds in her long, black hair. 05.… …
22gleam — 1 verb (I) 1 to shine softly: The spire of the Golden Temple gleamed in the autumn sun. (+ with): the table s surface gleaming with wax polish 2 gleam with happiness/joy etc if your eyes or face gleam with a feeling, they show it: His face… …
23gleam — [[t]glim[/t]] n. 1) a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark[/ex] 2) a subdued or reflected light 3) a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; trace: a gleam of hope[/ex] 4) to send forth a gleam or gleams 5) to appear… …
24gleam — 1. verb the new silver tea service positively gleams Syn: shine, glimmer, glint, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, wink, glisten, flash; literary glister 2. noun 1) a gleam of light Syn: glimme …
25gleam — /glim / (say gleem) noun 1. a flash or beam of light. 2. dim or subdued light. 3. a brief or slight manifestation: a gleam of hope. –verb (i) 4. to send forth a gleam or gleams. 5. to appear suddenly and clearly, like a flash of light. –phrase 6 …
26gleam — [gliːm] verb [I] I 1) to shine brightly 2) if your eyes gleam, you look excited or happy Syn: shine II noun [C] gleam [gliːm] 1) a bright light that is reflected from something 2) a look of emotion or excitement in someone s eyes …
27gleam — n. & v. n. 1 a faint or brief light (a gleam of sunlight). 2 a faint, sudden, intermittent, or temporary show (not a gleam of hope). v.intr. 1 emit gleams. 2 shine with a faint or intermittent brightness. 3 (of a quality) be indicated (fear… …
28gleam — 1. noun a) a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light. The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive. b) a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sig …
29gleam — [OE] Gleam is one of a very wide range of English words beginning with gl that denote ‘shining’ (others include glare, glint, glister, glitter, and glow). Originally it was a noun, which came from Germanic *glaim , *glim (source also of glimmer… …
30gleam — verb 1》 shine brightly, especially with reflected light. 2》 (of an emotion) be expressed by a person s eyes. noun 1》 a faint or brief light. 2》 a brief or faint instance of a quality or emotion. Phrases a gleam in someone s eye see eye.… …
