English Explanatory Dictionary

leam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gleam; shine; glow.
noun
  1. A gleam or flash of light; a glow or glowing.
noun
  1. A cord or strap for leading a dog.
name
  1. A river in England that rises in Northamptonshire, before flowing through Warwickshire and joining the Warwickshire Avon near Warwick.
  2. A hamlet in Grindleford parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2379).
  3. Leamington Spa

Pronunciation

/liːm/ En-us-leam.oga /lɛm/

Word forms

leam leams leaming leamed leem leme

Etymology

From Middle English lemen, from Old English lȳman, from Proto-West Germanic *liuhmijan, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light, bright”).

Synonyms

lead leash Lem

Related words

gleam

Derived words

leamer
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