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Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.
Jane Porter

Meaning of "sunbeam" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNBEAM

sunbeam  [ˈsʌnˌbiːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNBEAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sunbeam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUNBEAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sunbeam

Sunbeam may refer to: ▪ Sunlight ▪ Crepuscular rays, rays of sunlight that appear to radiate from a single point in the sky...

Definition of sunbeam in the English dictionary

The definition of sunbeam in the dictionary is a beam, ray, or stream of sunlight. Other definition of sunbeam is a piece of crockery or cutlery laid for a meal but remaining unused.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNBEAM


abeam
əˈbiːm
beam
biːm
crossbeam
ˈkrɒsˌbiːm
eyebeam
ˈaɪˌbiːm
hornbeam
ˈhɔːnˌbiːm
microbeam
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbiːm
moonbeam
ˈmuːnˌbiːm
off-beam
ˌɒfˈbiːm
outbeam
ˌaʊtˈbiːm
quickbeam
ˈkwɪkˌbiːm
whitebeam
ˈwaɪtˌbiːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNBEAM

sunback
sunbake
sunbaked
sunbathe
sunbather
sunbathing
sunbeamed
sunbeamy
sunbeat
sunbed
Sunbelt
sunberry
sunbird
sunbonnet
sunbonneted
sunbow
sunbright
sunburn
sunburned
sunburnt

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNBEAM

box beam
cantilever beam
deck beam
electron beam
full beam
H-beam
hammer beam
high beam
I-beam
laser beam
main beam
molecular beam
off beam
on the beam
particle beam
radio beam
sandwich beam
sealed-beam
tie beam
universal beam

Synonyms and antonyms of sunbeam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sunbeam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNBEAM

Find out the translation of sunbeam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sunbeam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sunbeam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

新光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rayo de sol
570 millions of speakers

English

sunbeam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुरज की किरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شعاع الشمس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Солнечный луч
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Raio de Sol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূর্যকিরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rayon de soleil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sunbeam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenstrahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

太陽光線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맨 처음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sunbeam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tia sáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सनबीम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güneş ışını
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raggio di sole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sunbeam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонячний промінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rază de soare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλιαχτίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sunbeam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solstråle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solstråle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sunbeam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNBEAM»

The term «sunbeam» is very widely used and occupies the 21.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNBEAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sunbeam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sunbeam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sunbeam

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6 QUOTES WITH «SUNBEAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sunbeam.
1
Anita Brookner
You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't.
2
Noel Coward
Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed.
3
Alexander Hamilton
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.
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Alexander Hamilton
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.
5
Lucy Larcom
From the first opening of our eyes, it is the light that attracts us. We clutch aimlessly with our baby fingers at the gossamer-motes in the sunbeam, and we die reaching out after an ineffable blending of earthly and heavenly beauty which we shall never fully comprehend.
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Jane Porter
Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNBEAM»

Discover the use of sunbeam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sunbeam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Business Ethics 2009 Update: Ethical Decision Making and Cases
Although Sunbeam-Oster no longer exists as a company, the brands can still be found in many major stores. QUESTIONS 1. How did pressures for financial performance contribute to Sunbeam's culture where quarterly sales were manipulated ...
O. C. Ferrell, John Fraedrich, Ferrell, 2009
2
Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam
Written in an evocative, haunting style, this moving tale of loss and the relationship between parents and child was first published in the collection Little Deaths in 1993.
Peter Goldsworthy, 2010
3
Business & Professional Ethics for Directors, Executives & ...
Ethics Case Sunbeam Corporation and Chainsaw Al In July 1996, Albert J. Dunlap was hired as CEO and Chairman by Sunbeam's board of directors to revive the company from a period of lagging sales and profits, and make it an attractive ...
Leonard J. Brooks, Paul Dunn, 2009
4
Sunbeam
Mary Ann Pietzker. ter them ; not to know them perfectly perhaps, but at all events tolerably ; and as the weather was so warm, their kind friend felt for them, and was not quite so exacting as she might have been under other circumstances: but  ...
Mary Ann Pietzker, 1869
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Sunbeam stories, a selection of the tales by the author of ...
A SELECTION OF THE TALES BY THE AUTHOR OP "A TRAP TO CATCH A SUNBEAM," ETC., ETC. ^ WITH ILLUSTKATIOHS BY JAMES GODWIN, &c. LONDON : LOCK WOOD AND CO., CONTENTS. PAGK The Deeam Chintz . . ] Sinert's ...
Matilda Anne Mackarness, 1860
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A trap to catch a sunbeam, by the author of Old Jolliffe. By ...
BY THE AUTHOR OF 'A TRAP TO CATCH A SUNBEAM.' In Four Volumes, with Illustrations, price 14s., cloth gilt. *#* Each Volume formt a distinct and separate Book, handsomely bound in Cloth, price 3*. 6d., as under : — SUNBEAM ...
Matilda Anne Mackarness, 1882
7
The sunbeam
Mary Latham Clark. Sunshine rested on the tree-tops, Gliding all the leaves with light ; Then it chased the flitting shadows, And it kissed the flowers bright. " O, that I could be a sunbeam ! " Little Katy sadly said. " All day long I cannot frolic, ...
Mary Latham Clark, 1855
8
The Last Voyage, to India and Australia, in the Sunbeam
THE CRUISE OF THE 'SUNBEAM' 463 After leaving Rangoon the ' Sunbeam ' proceeded to Borneo, touching at Moulmein and Singapore. The Sarawak river was reached on the 3rd of April. Following the northern and eastern coast of ...
Annie Brassey, Mary Anne Broome, 2010
9
A saga of the "Sunbeam,"
Of the fourteen A.B.'s serving before the mast, seven are permanent hands receiving a retainer when not employed in the Sunbeam. In the winter they put in drills, go afloat in tramp steamers, do oyster-dredging off Falmouth. These men have ...
Horace Gordon Hutchinson, 1911
10
Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings
Arthur Andersen served as the outside auditor for Sunbeam during this time, and its managing partner, Phillip E. Harlow, did raise some questions about the EPI deal and didn't particularly care for the Sunbeam executives' responses.
Marianne Jennings, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNBEAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sunbeam is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sunbeam owner whips up strong result
He said the Oster blender was a benefit from its joint venture with US-based appliance giant Jarden which bought a 49 per cent stake in the Sunbeam brand in ... «SBS, Jul 15»
2
Man Fatally Shot Overnight in San Jose Mobile Home Park
According to police, the victim was allegedly shot at about 11:16 p.m. Saturday on the 1300 block of Sunbeam Circle in San Jose. «NBC Bay Area, Jul 15»
3
Sunbeam is back: Welsh beach stages historic reconstruction of …
The spectators' clothes and modern hairstyles might be different but these pictures of record-breaking car Sunbeam racing across the sand could have been ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Sunbeam recalls Holmes Oil Filled Heaters due to scald hazard
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- Sunbeam Products Inc. has recalled about 34,000 space heaters because of reports that the units "unexpectedly sprayed heated ... «ABC NEWS 4, Jan 15»
5
GUD posts 261pc profit surge; Sunbeam still struggling
However, revenue was stagnant at $297 million, with Sunbeam and Davey dragging on turnover while all other businesses lifted revenue. Sunbeam had a ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
6
Receptos Initiates SUNBEAM Phase 3 Trial of RPC1063 in …
22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Receptos, Inc. (Nasdaq:RCPT) announced today that the Company has enrolled the first patient in the SUNBEAM Phase 3 trial ... «GlobeNewswire, Dec 14»
7
Sunbeam Lotus fetches £50000 at auction
A “brand new” 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, which had lain barely used with 193 miles on the clock, sold for a premium-inclusive £50,625 at the two-day ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
8
Sunbeam Cottage in South Warwickshire
The delightfully named Sunbeam Cottage in the South Warwickshire village of Radway dates back to the 17th century and began life as two cottages. They have ... «Birmingham Mail, Nov 14»
9
Holy Cow! There's A Brand New 1980 Lotus Sunbeam For Sale!
While we generally disapprove of car collectors who hide rare machines in garages without ever even driving them, this unregistered Lotus Sunbeam is a time ... «Jalopnik, Nov 14»
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GUD Holdings set to sell 49 per cent of Sunbeam to Jarden …
Sunbeam's parent company GUD Holdings has announced that it will sell 49 per cent of the appliance brand to US-based Jarden Corporation, which is the ... «Appliance Retailer, Oct 14»

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