sunbeam

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.
2. 2
   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.
3. 3
   Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
4. 4
   Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
5. 5
   Synonym of sunshine (“ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker”).

Proper noun

1. 1
   An unincorporated community in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.
2. 2
   An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.
3. 3
   An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.