Definitions
1.nounA small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
2.nounA glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something."The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive."
3.nounBrightness or shininess; splendor.
4.verbTo shine; to glitter; to glisten.
5.verbTo be briefly but strongly apparent.
6.verbTo disgorge filth, as a hawk.