Definition of gleam

"gleam" in the noun sense

1. gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency

an appearance of reflected light

2. gleam, gleaming, glimmer

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

"gleam" in the verb sense

1. glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine

be shiny, as if wet

"His eyes were glistening"

2. gleam, glimmer

shine brightly, like a star or a light

3. gleam

appear briefly

"A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

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Quotations for gleam

A globe of dew
Filling, in the morning new.
Some eyed flower, whose young leaves waken
On an unimagined world;
Constellated suns unshaken,
Orbits measureless are furled
In that frail and fading sphere.
With ten millions gathered there
To tremble, gleam and disappear. [ Shelley ]

Over the river they beckon to me,
Loved ones who've crossed to the farther side;
The gleam of their snowy robes I see.
But their voices are drowned in the dashing tide. [ Nancy A. W. Priest ]

Genius, without religion, is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace. It may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without while the inhabitant sits in. darkness. [ Hannah More ]

gleam in Scrabble®

The word gleam is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters gleam:

GLEAM
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word gleam

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gleam in Words With Friends™

The word gleam is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters gleam:

GLEAM
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In gleam

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Words within the letters of gleam

2 letter words in gleam (7 words)

3 letter words in gleam (11 words)

4 letter words in gleam (6 words)

5 letter words in gleam (1 word)

Words containing the sequence gleam

Words with gleam in them (4 words)

Words that end with gleam (3 words)

Word Growth involving gleam

Shorter words in gleam

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lea

Longer words containing gleam

agleam

gleamed outgleamed

gleamier

gleamiest

gleaming gleamingly

gleaming gleamings

gleaming outgleaming

gleamless

gleams outgleams

gleamy

outgleam outgleamed

outgleam outgleaming

outgleam outgleams