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agleam
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adj 1: bright with a steady but subdued shining; "from the plane
we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming
brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon"
[syn: agleam, gleaming, nitid]
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beam
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n 1: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane
pilots in darkness or bad weather [syn: radio beam,
beam]
2: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in
construction
3: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
[syn: beam, ray, electron beam]
4: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: beam, beam of
light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft
of light, irradiation]
5: (nautical) breadth amidships
6: the broad side of a ship; "they sighted land on the port
beam"
7: a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts [syn: balance
beam, beam]
v 1: smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial
expression
2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun
shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
[syn: shine, beam]
3: express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his
approval"
4: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We
cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send,
broadcast, beam, transmit]
5: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or
pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn:
glow, beam, radiate, shine]
6: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good
health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy";
"Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: glow, beam,
radiate, shine]
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bream
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n 1: flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of
Europe [syn: bream, freshwater bream]
2: flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family
Sparidae or the family Bramidae [syn: bream, sea bream]
3: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not
exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn: sea bream,
bream]
4: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes
having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but
not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis [syn: freshwater
bream, bream]
v 1: clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
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cream
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n 1: the best people or things in a group; "the cream of
England's young men were killed in the Great War" [syn:
cream, pick]
2: the part of milk containing the butterfat
3: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form
of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing
effect when applied to the skin [syn: cream, ointment,
emollient]
v 1: make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"
2: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight;
"We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: cream, bat,
clobber, drub, thrash, lick]
3: put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face
every night"
4: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of
milk" [syn: skim, skim off, cream off, cream]
5: add cream to one's coffee, for example
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deem
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v 1: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for
granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be
self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn:
deem, hold, view as, take for]
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downstream
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adv 1: away from the source or with the current [syn:
downriver, downstream] [ant: upriver, upstream]
adj 1: in the direction of a stream's current [ant: upstream]
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esteem
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n 1: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or
well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has
earned high regard" [syn: esteem, regard, respect]
[ant: disesteem]
2: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn:
admiration, esteem]
3: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect
for him" [syn: respect, esteem, regard] [ant:
disrespect]
v 1: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement";
"We prize his creativity" [syn: respect, esteem,
value, prize, prise] [ant: disesteem, disrespect]
2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is
reputed to be intelligent" [syn: think of, repute,
regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be]
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extreme
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adj 1: of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity;
"extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure";
"utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the
uttermost distress" [syn: extreme, utmost(a),
uttermost(a)]
2: far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an
utmost degree; "an extreme example"; "extreme temperatures";
"extreme danger"
3: beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative";
"an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration";
"extreme opinions"
4: most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town"
n 1: the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it
to extremes"
2: the point located farthest from the middle of something [syn:
extreme point, extreme, extremum]
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gleam
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n 1: an appearance of reflected light [syn: gleam, gleaming,
glow, lambency]
2: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: gleam,
gleaming, glimmer]
v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn:
glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]
2: shine brightly, like a star or a light [syn: gleam,
glimmer]
3: appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
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passim
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adv 1: used to refer to cited works [syn: passim,
throughout]
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redeem
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v 1: save from sins [syn: deliver, redeem, save]
2: restore the honor or worth of
3: to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in
exchange
4: exchange or buy back for money; under threat [syn: ransom,
redeem]
5: pay off (loans or promissory notes) [syn: redeem, pay
off]
6: convert into cash; of commercial papers
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regime
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n 1: the organization that is the governing authority of a
political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter
was referred to higher authorities" [syn: government,
authorities, regime]
2: (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including
diet) [syn: regimen, regime]
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scheme
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n 1: an elaborate and systematic plan of action [syn: scheme,
strategy]
2: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or
trickery [syn: dodge, dodging, scheme]
3: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a
unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution
and consumption keep the country going" [syn: system,
scheme]
4: an internal representation of the world; an organization of
concepts and actions that can be revised by new information
about the world [syn: schema, scheme]
5: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: outline, schema,
scheme]
v 1: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner [syn: scheme,
intrigue, connive]
2: devise a system or form a scheme for
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scream
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n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking,
scream, screaming]
3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: belly laugh,
sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow,
riot]
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout
out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo,
squall]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: yell, scream]
3: make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming
through the skies"
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steam
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n 1: water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
v 1: travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into
the Pacific" [syn: steamer, steam]
2: emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"
3: rise as vapor
4: get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances
really steamed the young man"
5: clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered
sofa" [syn: steam, steam clean]
6: cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the
vegetables"
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stream
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n 1: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the
earth [syn: stream, watercourse]
2: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive
events or ideas; "two streams of development run through
American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of
thought"; "the current of history" [syn: stream, flow,
current]
3: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression [syn:
flow, stream]
4: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving
continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal";
"the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
[syn: stream, flow]
5: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the
raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of
air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" [syn: current,
stream]
v 1: to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their
manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
2: exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose
streamed blood"
3: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the
theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: pour,
swarm, stream, teem, pullulate]
4: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
[syn: pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain
buckets]
5: flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"
[syn: stream, well out]
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supreme
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adj 1: final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme
sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"
2: greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme
tribunal" [syn: sovereign, supreme]
3: highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among
musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"
4: greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly"
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upstream
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adv 1: toward the source or against the current [syn: upriver,
upstream] [ant: downriver, downstream]
adj 1: in the direction against a stream's current [ant:
downstream]
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hakim
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n 1: a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
2: a Muslim physician [syn: hakim, hakeem]
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ibrahim
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n 1: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of
Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's
family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised
Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his
son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special
claim on Abraham" [syn: Abraham, Ibrahim]
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diem
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beahm
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beem
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bleam
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creme
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deam
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diehm
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avrim
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basim
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daelim
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joaquim
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kareem
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karim
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maxime
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pezim
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raheem
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rodime
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hapoalim
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haradim
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sephardim
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chromakalim
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