Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: gladden – gleam
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z |
1234567891011121314151617181920
2122232425262728
gladden (-ed), v. [OE.]
Make happy; render joyous.
glance, n. [Fr.]
Quick, non-distinct look at something.
glance (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [obscure origin.]
Scan; glimpse; quickly see; briefly look.
glare, n. [ME glaren, to gleam.]
Blaze; splendor; dazzling brilliance; sudden flare of light.
glass, adj. [see glass, n.]
Icy; covered with a sheet of frozen water.
glass, n. [OE.]
- Transparent, rigid, fragile material used to make windows, drinking glasses, etc.
- Cylindrical object made of glass used to hold liquids, from which one drinks.
- Microscope; device permitting very close examination of a specimen, enabling the user to see minute details otherwise unseeable.
- Mirror; object made of glass in which one may see their own reflection.
- Vase; object, often cylindrical, used to hold picked flowers in water.
- Window; pane; sheet of transparent material in a wooden frame in a wall of a house; substance that lets in light and permits occupants to look outside.
- Glassy water surface; mirror-like reflection of well-water.
- Eyepiece; monocle; telescope; tool for viewing the heavens.
glasses, n. [see glass, n.]
Pair of lenses; frames worn on the bridge of the nose in front of the eyes to improve vision.
glaze (-s), v. [ME glasen.]
- Become glossy; go hazy; lose focus; turn hard, cold, and sightless; shut down the capacity for vision; [lit.] become glassy.
- Turn to glass; [fig.] end; stop; freeze.
- Overshadow; cover over; coat with something shiny.
gleam, n. [see gleam, v.]
Ray; beam; glow; shine; bright flash; glint of focused light; [fig.] enlightening effect; good consequence; positive result.
gleam (-ed), v. [OE 'shoot of light'.]
Flash; shine; enlighten with a focused ray or beam of light.