ray
/reɪ/
verb
- To emit or send out rays of light or energy.
- The lighthouse rays its beam across the dark sea.
- Light rays from the lamp across the room.
- The sun rays down upon the earth every morning.
- To spread out from a central point like rays.
- Cracks rayed from the center of the broken window.
- The streets ray out from the town square.
- The roots of the tree ray outward in all directions.
noun
- A narrow line of light or other radiation.
- A ray of sunlight streamed through the window.
- The laser emits a thin, powerful ray of light.
- She shielded her eyes from the sun's rays.
- A small amount or trace of something positive, such as hope or comfort.
- The news brought a ray of hope to the worried family.
- Even in the darkest times, there is a ray of kindness.
- Her smile was a ray of sunshine on a gloomy day.
- A sea fish with a flat body, wide fins, and a long tail, such as a stingray or manta ray.
- Be careful not to step on a stingray when walking in shallow water.
- We saw a giant manta ray gliding through the water.
- The ray buried itself in the sand on the ocean floor.
- Any of the lines or parts that spread out from a center, like the petals of a daisy or the arms of a starfish.
- A starfish has five rays extending from its central disc.
- The daisy has white rays surrounding a yellow center.
- The spokes of the wheel are like rays from the hub.
- A straight line extending from a point, used in geometry.
- The teacher drew a ray on the board starting at point A.
- A ray is different from a line because it has only one endpoint.
- In geometry, a ray has one endpoint and goes on forever in one direction.