gleam vs laser

gleam

noun
  • An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived. 

  • A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something. 

  • A look of joy or liveliness on one's face. 

  • An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint. 

verb
  • Chiefly in conjunction with an adverb: to cause (light) to shine. 

  • To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter. 

  • To be strongly but briefly apparent. 

laser

noun
  • A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light. 

  • A laser printer. 

  • Such a plant. 

  • A gum resin obtained from certain umbelliferous plants. 

  • A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam. 

verb
  • To cut with a laser. 

  • To throw or kick with laser-like precision. 

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