different between emit vs gleam

English

Etymology

From Latin ?mitt?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?m?t/, /??m?t/

Verb

emit (third-person singular simple present emits, present participle emitting, simple past and past participle emitted)

1. (transitive) to send out or give off

   Synonyms: outsend, output

Derived terms

• emittable

Related terms

• emission
• emitter

Translations

Anagrams

• -time, METI, it me, item, mite, time

Finnish

Noun

emit

1. nominative plural of emi

Anagrams

• imet

Latin

Verb

emit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of em?

Verb

?mit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of em?

English

Etymology

• (noun) From Middle English gleme, from Old English glæm, from Proto-Germanic *glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European *??ley-.
• (verb) Derived from the Middle English noun form before the first millennium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?m/
• Rhymes: -i?m

Noun

gleam (plural gleams)

1. A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.

   Synonyms: beam, ray
2. (figuratively) A glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.

   Synonyms: flicker, glimmer, trace

3. Brightness or shininess; splendor.

   Synonyms: dazzle, lambency, shine

Translations

Verb

gleam (third-person singular simple present gleams, present participle gleaming, simple past and past participle gleamed) (intransitive)

1. To shine; to glitter; to glisten.

   Synonyms: glint, sparkle, glow, shine

2. To be briefly but strongly apparent.

   Synonyms: flare, flash, kindle

3. (obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

Translations

See also

• leam

References

• “gleam”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “gleam” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "gleam" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
• "gleam" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• Gamel, megal-