Lexicon: glad – gleam

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glad, adj. [OE.]

Happy; pleased; cheerful; joyful.

gladden (-ed), v. [OE.]

Make happy; render joyous.

glance, n. [Fr.]

Quick, non-distinct look at something.

glance (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [obscure origin.]

Take a quick look at something.

glare, n. [ME glaren, to gleam.]

Blaze; splendor; dazzling brilliance; sudden flare of light.

glass, adj. [see glass, n.]

Frozen; iced over.

glass, n. [OE.]

  1. Transparent, rigid, fragile material used to make windows, drinking glasses, etc.
  2. Cylindrical object made of glass used to hold liquids, from which one drinks.
  3. Microscope; device permitting very close examination of a specimen, enabling the user to see minute details otherwise unseeable.
  4. Mirror; object made of glass in which one may see his or her own reflection.
  5. Vase; object, often cylindrical, used to hold picked flowers in water.
  6. Window; pane or sheet of glass in a wooden frame in a wall of a house, letting in light and permitting occupants to look outside.
  7. Glass-like, mirror-like surface of well-water.
  8. Unknown meaning.

glasses, n. [see glass, n.]

Pair of glass lenses, in frames, worn on the bridge of the nose in front of the eyes to correct or improve impaired vision.

glaze (-s), v. [ME glasen.]

  1. Become glossy and hazy, especially with reference to the appearance of non-focused eyes.
  2. Cover over, usually with something shiny.
  3. Unknown meaning.

gleam, n. [see gleam, v.]

Bright, focused ray, beam, or flash of light.