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• Faint — If one is looking for a surname which has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with its appearance, this is a good one to start on! Found in England in the various spelling forms of Fant, Font, Faint, Faunt, Vant and even Phant, this extraordinary …   Surnames reference

• glimmer — /ˈglɪmə / (say glimuh) verb (i) 1. to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle; flicker. 2. to appear faintly or dimly. –noun 3. a faint or unsteady light; gleam. 4. a faint appearance or indication: a glimmer of hope. {Middle English glemer(en)… …  

• gleam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gleem, from Old English glǣm; akin to Old English geolu yellow more at yellow Date: 15th century 1. a. a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light < the gleam of dawn in the east > b. (1) a small… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• peep — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English pepen, of imitative origin Date: 15th century 1. to utter a feeble shrill sound as of a bird newly hatched ; cheep 2. to utter the slightest sound II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• glimps´er — glimpse «glihmps», noun, verb, glimpsed, glimps|ing. –n. 1. a very brief view; short look: »I caught a glimpse of the falls as our train went by. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under glance. (Cf. ↑glance) …   Useful english dictionary

• Rings of Jupiter — A schema of Jupiter s ring system showing the four main components The planet Jupiter has a system of rings, known as the rings of Jupiter or the Jovian ring system. It was the third ring system to be discovered in the Solar System, after those… …   Wikipedia

• nebula — nebular, adj. /neb yeuh leuh/, n., pl. nebulae / lee , luy /, nebulas. 1. Astron. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf. dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula …   Universalium

• List of Claymore characters — The Claymore anime and manga series features a diverse cast of characters created by Norihiro Yagi. The series is set in a medieval world where humans coexist with creatures called yoma, sentient monsters that feed on human innards. A highly… …   Wikipedia

• galaxy — /gal euhk see/, n., pl. galaxies. 1. Astron. a. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. b. (usually cap.) See Milky Way. 2. any large and brilliant or impressive… …   Universalium

• comet — cometary /kom i ter ee/, cometic /keuh met ik/, cometical, adj. cometlike, adj. /kom it/, n. Astron. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and… …   Universalium

• Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… …   Universalium