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Traditional English :: glee
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gleesome.html - n. 1 mirth; delight (watched the enemy's defeat with glee). 2 a song for three or more, esp. adult male, voices, singing different parts simultaneously, usu. unaccompanied. glee club a society for singing part-songs. gleesome adj. [OE glio, gleo minstrelsy, jest f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: gleeful
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gleesome.html - adj. joyful. gleefully adv. gleefulness n. |
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New English :: gleaming the cube
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gleesome.html - (Lifestyle and Leisure) (Youth Culture) see skateboarding |
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Traditional English :: gleam
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gleesome.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a faint or brief light (a gleam of sunlight).
2 a faint, sudden, intermittent, or temporary show (not a gleam of hope). --v.intr.
1 emit gleams.
2 shine with a faint or intermittent brightness.
3 (of a quality) be indicated (fear gleamed in his eyes). gleamingly adv. gleamy adj. [OE glóm: cf. GLIMMER] |
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Traditional English :: glean
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gleesome.html - v. 1 tr. collect or scrape together (news, facts, gossip, etc.) in small quantities. 2 a tr. (also absol.) gather (ears of corn etc.) after the harvest. b tr. strip (a field etc.) after a harvest. gleaner n. [ME f. OF glener f. LL glennare, prob. of Celt. orig.] |
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Traditional English :: gleanings
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gleesome.html - n.pl. things gleaned, esp. facts. |
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