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Noun: sunbeam  'sún,beem
  1. A ray of sunlight
    "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce";
    - sunray

Derived forms: sunbeams

Type of: beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light

Part of: sun, sunlight, sunshine

Encyclopedia: Sunbeam, Illinois