Definition of SUNBEAM

sunbeam

Plural: sunbeams

Noun

  • a ray of sunlight
  • A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.
  • 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.
  • Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
  • Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
  • Synonym of sunshine (“ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker”).
  • pl. -S a beam of sunlight SUNBEAMY adj

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

sunray

Scrabble Score: 11

sunbeam: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sunbeam: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sunbeam: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

sunbeam is a valid Words With Friends word