A TWINKLE (OR GLEAM) IN SOMEONE'S EYE

Meaning of A TWINKLE (OR GLEAM) IN SOMEONE'S EYE in English

a twinkle ( or gleam) in someone's eye

something that is as yet no more than an idea.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWINKLE — v. scintillar (-ation); (of eyes) palpebrar; oculettar
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
GLEAM — radie, splendore; v. brilliar, radiar
English interlingue dictionary
TWINKLE — kiblatkiblat;pilokpilok
English-Visayan vocabulary
GLEAM — silaw
English-Visayan vocabulary
TWINKLE — I. verb (~d; twinkling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English twinclian; akin to Middle High German zwinken to blink Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GLEAM — I. noun see: yellow Date: 15th century 1. a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light , b. a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EYE — I Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
Английский словарь Британика
TWINKLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLEAM — I. ˈglēm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English glem, gleem, from Old English glǣm; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EYE — I. ˈī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eie, eye, eighe, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWINKLE — (n.) The time of a wink; a twinkling.
Английский словарь Webster
GLEAM — (v. t.) To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).
Английский словарь Webster
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLEAM — — gleamingly , adv. — gleamless , adj. /gleem/ , n. 1. a flash or beam of light: the gleam …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EYE — — eyeable , adj. — eyelike , adj. — eyer , n. /uy/ , n. , pl. eyes , ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GLEAM — I. ˈglēm noun Etymology: Middle English gleem, from Old English glǣm; akin to Old English geolu yellow — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EYE — I. ˈī noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWINKLE — noun the time of a wink; a twinkling. 2. twinkle ·noun a brief flash or gleam, ·esp. when rapidly repeated. …
Webster English vocab
GLEAM — noun brightness; splendor. 2. gleam ·vi to disgorge filth, as a hawk. 3. gleam ·vt to shoot out (flashes of …
Webster English vocab
EYE — noun tinge; shade of color. 2. eye ·noun a brood; as, an eye of pheasants. 3. eye ·noun the hole …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWINKLE — [twin.kle] vb twin.kled ; twin.kling [ME, fr. OE twinclian; akin to MHG zwinken to blink] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLEAM — [gleam] n [ME gleem, fr. OE glaem; akin to OE geolu yellow--more at yellow] (15c) 1 a: a transient appearance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EYE — [eye] n [ME, fr. OE eage; akin to OHG ouga eye, L oculus, Gk ops eye, face, Skt aksi eye] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EYE — specialized sensory organ capable of light reception and, in vertebrate animals, able to receive visual images that are then carried …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GLEAM — gleam BrE AmE ɡliːm ▷ gleamed ɡliːmd ▷ gleaming ˈɡliːm ɪŋ ▷ gleams ɡliːmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWINKLE — / ˈtwɪŋkl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] 1. to shine with a light that keeps …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLEAM — / gliːm; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] to shine with a pale clear light …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EYE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWINKLE — I. twin ‧ kle 1 /ˈtwɪŋk ə l/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twinclian ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWINKLE — ˌTwinkle, ˌtwinkle, ˌlittle ˈstar BrE AmE a ↑ nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for children:) Twinkle, twinkle, little …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLEAM — I. gleam 1 /ɡliːm/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1 . to shine softly SYN glimmer : His teeth gleamed under …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EYE — I. eye 1 S1 W1 /aɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eage ] 1 . FOR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWINKLE — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (of a star or light etc.) shine with rapidly intermittent gleams. 2 intr. (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLEAM — n. & v. --n. 1 a faint or brief light (a gleam of sunlight). 2 a faint, sudden, intermittent, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWINKLE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (of a star or light etc.) shine with rapidly intermittent gleams. 2 intr. (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLEAM — n. & v. n. 1 a faint or brief light (a gleam of sunlight). 2 a faint, sudden, intermittent, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EYE — n. & v. n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWINKLE — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (of a star or light etc.) shine with rapidly intermittent gleams. 2 intr. (of …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
GLEAM — n. & v. --n. 1. a faint or brief light (a gleam of sunlight). 2 a faint, sudden, intermittent, or …
Oxford English vocab
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Oxford English vocab
TWINKLE — ( twinkles, twinkling, twinkled) 1. If a star or a light twinkles , it shines with an unsteady light which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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