Definitions for glims

glims glim

Spelling: [glim]
IPA: /glɪm/

Glims is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in glims (gilms).

Definitions for glims

noun

  1. a light or lamp.
  2. Scot. a little bit; small portion; scrap.

Origin of glims

First recorded in 1690-1700; See origin at glimpse, glimmer

Examples for glims

The glim of one of my skylights is dousted, and is battened down for ever.

Finish your cigar, Mr Morton, and douce the glim when you have done.

At this point the order was given, "Douse the glim," and all lights were extinguished.

Then catch—heres the gentlemans toothpicker, and heres his glim.

"Sure enough, they left their glim here," said the fellow from the window.

Douse your glim, mate; we'll be having them Zeppelins all over us.

Meanwhile Tom and Phil had “doused their glim,” and were in bed, but not asleep.

“Do top that glim, Bill,” said one of the men, in a tremulous voice.

There–there, it has switched off the ‘glim’ now–the little, telltale battery.

Bruck two searchlights at one hundred dollars a glim, but that's nothin'.

Word Value for glims
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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