sunbeam

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsʌnˌbiːm/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
A narrow ray of sunlight, especially one you can see shining through an opening.

A sunbeam slanted through the dusty window.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a narrow ray of sunlight,... sunray

Word family

Forms sunbeams

Related forms sunbeamed

Etymology

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

sonnebeem Middle English sunnbēam Old English

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