gleam

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gleam
    n 1: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleam}, {gleaming},
         {glow}, {lambency}]
    2: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: {gleam},
       {gleaming}, {glimmer}]
    v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn:
         {glitter}, {glisten}, {glint}, {gleam}, {shine}]
    2: shine brightly, like a star or a light [syn: {gleam},
       {glimmer}]
    3: appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gleam \Gleam\, v. t.
   To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).
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         Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gleam \Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and
   E. englaimed.] (Falconry)
   To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gleam \Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to
   E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf.
   {Glitter}.]
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   1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray;
      a glimpse.
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            Transient unexpected gleams of joi.   --Addison.
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            At last a gleam
            Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste
            His [Satan's] traveled steps.         --Milton.
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            A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. --Longfellow.
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   2. Brightness; splendor.
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            In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.
                                                  --Pope.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   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}.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gleam":
      beam, burn, coruscation, flare, flash, flicker, glance, glare,
      glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, hint, indication, inkling,
      light, look, radiate, ray, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation,
      shaft, shimmer, shine, spark, sparkle, suggestion, trace, twinkle,
      vestige