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beam·ish

 (bē′mĭsh)
adj.
Smiling, as with happiness or optimism.
beam′ish·ly adv.
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beamish

(ˈbiːmɪʃ)
adj
smiling; radiant
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

beam•ish

(ˈbi mɪʃ)

adj.
bright, cheerful, and optimistic.
[1520–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.beamish - smiling with happiness or optimismbeamish - smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"
smiling, twinkly
cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
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" 'But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day, If your Snark be a Boojum!
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The 1950s was brought back to life this weekend with the first building officially opened at the new period town at Beamish.
Step back in time as first 'living exhibit' opens at Beamish museum's new 1950s Town; The replica of a County Durham pit village's community centre is the first of a host of new exhibits at the popular tourist destination
VISITORS to Beamish Museum today can enjoy a day of steam-filled fun with the return of one of their most popular events.
Steam in for special weekend at museum; DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRACTOR RIDES IN A FUN-PACKED EVENT
VISIT Beamish, The Living Museum of the North during the Easter break for a cracking day out.
All aboard for cracking Easter event
A PLACE many people like to visit over the festive season is Beamish.
Christmas past one big present
A grand procession signalled Christmas' arrival to Beamish on Saturday featuring everything from steam and sleighs to huskies, horses, period vehicles and marching bands.
Christmas arrives at Beamish Museum with a whole host of festive attractions; The festive season has kicked off in style at Beamish with the museum full of Christmas spirit
DOCTOR BEAMISH There once was a doctor named Beamish, Who was rather aloof and stand-offish.
Poets' corner
THE historic Beamish and Crawford Brewery finally shut its doors yesterday - after 400 years of beermaking on the site.
IT'S LAST ORDERS ..AFTER 400 YEARS; BEAMISH BREWERY SHUT DOWN
LOOK OUT Guinness - your three century old rival Beamish is following you over to the Big Apple.
NY is all Beams & smiles
We tried to add nuance to this analysis by first comparing two pleasure sites that reached "maturity" in the early 20th century (Blackpool and Coney Island) and how they "declined." Then we explored two pleasure sites from the second half of the century: one, an obvious choice that we believed needs fresh interpretation, Disneyland and the second, a living museum at Beamish in County Durham (northeast England).
Crowds and leisure: thinking comparatively across the 20th century
Philip Beamish, 24, punched his victim Raymond Faulkner so hard on the face it shattered both his cheekbones.
Man jailed for OAP car attack

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