sunbeam

English

noun

Definitions

A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.
(Australia) 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 .
Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
(UK)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *sonne-beme inherited from Old English sunnbēam com from English sun + English beam (tree, keel, transmit matter information via a high-tech wireless mechanism).

Origin

English

beam

Gloss

tree, keel, transmit matter information via a high-tech wireless mechanism

Concept

Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Classifier

`Kanji`

木, 樹

Emoji

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

abeam English
aftersun English
antisun English
beam English
beambird English
beambreak English
beamer English
beamform English
beamformed English
beamformer English
beamforming English
beamful English
beamish English
beamless English
beamlet English
beamlike English
beamline English
beampattern English
beampipe English
beamshelf English
beamsome English
beamspace English
beamster English
beamstop English
beamtime English
beamtrain English
beamwalk English
beamwalking English
beamwidth English
beamy English
breastbeam English
bufferbeam English
carbeam English
crossbeam English
daybeam English
embeam English
eyebeam English
forebeam English
glee-beam English
hardbeam English
interbeam English
microbeam English
minibeam English
moonbeam English
multibeam English
nanobeam English
offbeam English
onbeam English
outbeam English
photobeam English
protosun English
quickbeam English
ridge beam English
roofbeam English
scalebeam English
sharebeam English
shoebeam English
spot beam English
sun English
sun room English
sun shower English
sun-darts English
sunback English
sunbake English
sunbath English
sunbathe English
sunbeamy English
sunbeaten English
sunbed English
sunbelt English
sunberry English
sunbird English
sunbittern English
sunbleached English
sunbleak English
sunblind English
sunblink English
sunblock English
sunblocking English
sunblotch English
sunblush English
sunbonnet English
sunbow English
sunbreak English
sunbright English
sunburn English
sunburnt English
sunburst English
suncap English
suncapped English
suncare English
suncatcher English
sunchair English
suncrack English
suncream English
suncup English
sundance English
sundawn English
sundeck English
sundew English
sundial English
sundog English
sundown English
sundress English
sundrops English
sunfall English
sunfast English
sunfilled English
sunfish English
sunflower English
sungazer English
sungazing English
sunglade English
sunglass English
sunglasses English
sunglint English
sunglow English
sungod English
sungrazer English
sungrazing English
sungrebe English
sunhat English
sunhood English
sunkissed English
sunlamp English
sunless English
sunlight English
sunlighting English
sunlike English
sunlit English
sunlounger English
sunly English
sunnish English
sunny English
sunperch English
sunphotometer English
sunphotometric English
sunphotometry English
sunporch English
sunproof English
sunquake English
sunray English
sunrise English
sunrising English
sunrist English
sunroof English
sunroom English
sunroot English
sunrose English
sunscald English
sunscreen English
sunscreening English
sunseed English
sunseeker English
sunset English
sunshade English
sunshaft English
sunshine English
sunshot English
sunshower English
sunskirter English
sunspace English
sunspot English
sunstead English
sunstone English
sunstricken English
sunstrike English
sunstroke English
sunstruck English
sunsuit English
sunswept English
suntan English
suntrap English
sunward English
sunwards English
sunwarmed English
sunways English
sunwear English
sunwise English
superbeam English
tiebeam English
tightbeam English
upsun English
weighbeam English
whitebeam English
Baum German
Beamer German
beamen German
ビーム Japanese
telebim Polish
sunnbēam Old English
*sonne-beme Middle English
beem Middle English
sonne Middle English
bim Volapük
san Tok Pisin
san Torres Strait Creole