sunbeam

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A ray of sunlight; especially, a visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).

   I cut-in various other material to this; for instance, a shot of a rushing brook in springtime, with dancing sunbeams reflected in the water; of birds splashing in the village pond; and, finally, of a laughing child.

2. 2
   noun

   Synonym of sunshine (“ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker”).

   DOCTOR: You seem to be our best bet so far, don't you think so, Mel? Mel? Where's Mel? DEPUTY: No, no, no, sunbeam. You're coming with us.

3. 3
   noun

   a ray of sunlight

4. 4
   noun

   Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.

5. 5
   noun

   Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.

6. 6
   noun

   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.

7. 7
   name

   An unincorporated community in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.

8. 8
   name

   An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.

Etymology

From Middle English sonnebeem, sonne beem, from Old English sunnbēam, sunnebēam (“sunbeam”), equivalent to sun + beam.