sunbeam

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|ray of sunlight}} A [[ray]] of [[sunlight]]; especially, a demarcated, narrow, and intense (relative to [[ambient]] light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
2. {{senseid|en|Q1314298}} Any of various [[lycaenid]] butterflies of the genus {{taxfmt|Curetis|genus}}.
3. {{senseid|en|Q516945}} Any [[hummingbird]] of the genus {{taxfmt|Aglaeactis|genus}}.{{topics|en|Hummingbirds}}
4. {{senseid|en|ironic form of address}} {{lb|en|UK}} {{synonym of|en|sunshine||ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker}}.
5. {{senseid|en|flatware or dish still clean}} {{lb|en|Australia|colloquial|dated}} An item of [[cutlery]] or [[crockery]] laid out on a table, but not used, and which can be returned to the drawer without being washed.<ref>“'''sunbeam''',” [http://andc.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/WOTM%20Feb.%202011.pdf 2011 February, Oxford Australia Word of the month]</ref>

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Moffat County|s/Colorado|c/US}}.
2. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Mercer County|s/Illinois|c/US}}.
3. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Logan County|s/West Virginia|c/US}}.

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