Sunbeam

Noun

 * 1) a narrow and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight
 * 2)  something that was taken out, but not used (e.g., the table was set, but the knife was not used. The knife is a "sunbeam" and can be returned to the silverware drawer without being washed).

Thesaurus
broad day, dawn, day, day glow, daylight, dayshine, daytide, daytime, dusk, full sun, green flash, light of day, midday sun, noonlight, noontide light, ray of sunshine, shine, sun spark, sunbreak, sunburst, sunlight, sunshine, twilight

Etymology
sun + beam

Translations

 * Czech: sluneční paprsek
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