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The synonyms of “Beam” are: electron beam, ray, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, radio beam, balance beam, joist, purlin, girder, spar, support, strut, stay, brace, scantling, batten, transom, lintel, stringer, balk, board, timber, plank, lath, rafter, wideness, breadth, broadness, thickness, spread, span, diameter, girth, stream, streak, pencil, finger, warning fire, warning light, signal fire, signal light, bonfire, smoke signal, signal, danger signal, grin, smile, shine, glow, radiate, air, broadcast, send, transmit, relay, put out, send out, disseminate, glare, glitter, gleam, shimmer, glimmer, twinkle, flash, flare, grinning, cheery, dimple, grin like a cheshire cat, smirk, laugh
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “beam” as a noun can have the following definitions:
balance beam | Something left after other parts have been taken away. |
balk | The area on a billiard table behind the balkline. A balk of timber. |
batten | A strip fixed to something to hold it firm. |
beam of light | Breadth amidships. |
board | A flat portable surface usually rectangular designed for board games. He nailed boards across the windows. |
bonfire | A large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration. Yet again events had made a bonfire of her plans. |
brace | A pair of something, typically of birds or mammals killed in hunting. A neck brace. |
breadth | The extent of something from side to side. The minister is not noted for his breadth of vision. |
broadness | The property of being wide; having great width. |
danger signal | A cause of pain or injury or loss. |
diameter | The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference. |
electron beam | An elementary particle with negative charge. |
finger | A part of a glove intended to cover a finger. Two fingers of brandy. |
girder | A large iron or steel beam or compound structure used for building bridges and the framework of large buildings. The tower is made of steel girders criss crossed to make it stronger. |
girth | A person’s waist or stomach, especially when large. Idle men of great girth. |
grin | A broad smile. A silly grin. |
irradiation | The apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background. Ultraviolet irradiation. |
joist | Beam used to support floors or roofs. |
lath | Laths collectively as a building material. A lath and plaster wall. |
light beam | Mental understanding as an enlightening experience. |
lintel | A horizontal support of timber, stone, concrete, or steel across the top of a door or window. |
pencil | Something with the shape of a pencil. A pencil torch. |
plank | A stupid person. The session usually include a lot of core work lunges planks and squats. |
purlin | A horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on principals and supporting the common rafters or boards. |
radio beam | An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals. |
rafter | One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof. A vaulted hall with exposed rafters. |
ray | Each of the lines in which light (and heat) may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening. A ray of sunlight came through the window. |
ray of light | Any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish. |
scantling | A specimen, sample, or small amount of something. |
shaft | A long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel. He directs his shafts against her. |
shaft of light | A column of light (as from a beacon. |
signal | A prearranged convention of bidding or play intended to convey information to one’s partner. He awaited the signal to start. |
signal fire | Any incitement to action. |
signal light | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message. |
smile | A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement. She greeted us all with a smile. |
smoke signal | A pitch thrown with maximum velocity. |
span | The wingspan of an aircraft or a bird. The job was finished in the span of an hour. |
spar | Any of various nonmetallic minerals calcite or feldspar that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable. |
spread | A bedspread. The male s antlers can attain a spread of six feet. |
stay | A period of staying somewhere in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest. A lengthy hospital stay. |
streak | An element of a specified kind in someone’s character. There s a streak of insanity in the family. |
stream | The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. The hose ejected a stream of water. |
stringer | A longitudinal structural piece in a framework, especially that of a ship or aircraft. A second stringer. |
strut | A stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait. A supporting strut. |
support | Supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation. A support band. |
thickness | The state or quality of being thick. Paving slabs can be obtained in varying thicknesses. |
timber | A post made of wood. Contracts to cut timber. |
transom | A horizontal beam reinforcing the stern of a boat. |
warning fire | A message informing of danger. |
warning light | A message informing of danger. |
wideness | Unusual largeness in size or extent or number. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “beam” as a verb can have the following definitions:
air | Expose a room to the open air in order to ventilate it. He took the opportunity of airing his knowledge of antiquity. |
broadcast | Broadcast over the airwaves as in radio or television. Broadcast the news. |
cheery | Give encouragement to. |
dimple | Produce a dimple or dimples in the surface of. The child dimpled up to the adults. |
disseminate | Spread (something, especially information) widely. There is a subset of these low grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate. |
flare | Become flared and widen usually at one end. The night sky flared with the massive bombardment. |
flash | (of a man) show one’s genitals briefly in public. The election results flashed on the screen. |
glare | Express (a feeling) by staring fiercely. The moon glared back at itself from the lake s surface. |
gleam | Appear briefly. Affection gleamed in her large green eyes. |
glimmer | Shine faintly with a wavering light. The moonlight glimmered on the lawn. |
glitter | Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light. The grass glittered with dew. |
glow | Emit a steady even light without flames. He was glowing with health. |
grin | Express with a broad smile. Dennis appeared grinning cheerfully. |
grin like a cheshire cat | To draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl. |
grinning | To draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl. |
laugh | Produce laughter. He laughed off suggestions that the company was in trouble. |
put out | Attribute or give. |
radiate | (of a person) clearly emanate (a strong feeling or quality) through their expression or bearing. The sun radiates heat. |
relay | Control or operate by relay. Please relay the news to the villagers. |
send | Send a message or letter. Send me your latest results. |
send out | Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place. |
shimmer | Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. The sea shimmered in the sunlight. |
shine | Make a surface shine. His talent shines. |
smile | Express with a smile. He smiled his admiration of the great stone circle. |
smirk | Smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way. He smirked in triumph. |
streak | Cover a surface with streaks. Swabs were streaked directly on blood agar plates. |
transmit | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. The programme was transmitted on 7 October. |
twinkle | (of a person’s eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement. His sandalled feet twinkled over the ground. |
bright | Brightly. The bright pageantry of court. |
brilliantly | With brightness. This fight was brilliantly choreographed. |
flash | A newsflash. She glared at him her eyes flashing. |
flicker | North American woodpecker. Her eyelids flickered. |
gleam | Be shiny, as if wet. She saw a gleam of triumph in his eyes. |
glimmer | Shine faintly with a wavering light. He saw a faint glimmer of light from her window. |
glint | An expression of an emotion in a person’s eyes. Her glasses glinted in the firelight. |
glisten | (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light. His cheeks glistened with tears. |
glitter | Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light. The blue glitter of the sea. |
glow | Light from nonthermal sources. The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city. |
illuminate | Decorate (a page or letter in a manuscript) by hand with gold, silver, or coloured designs. His face was illuminated by a smile. |
illumination | A condition of spiritual awareness divine illumination. Higher levels of illumination are needed for reading. |
illumine | Enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined. |
infrared | Of equipment or techniques using or concerned with infrared radiation. Infrared cameras. |
irradiate | Expose (someone or something) to radiation. Irradiate food. |
light | Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light not dark. They saw the light of the beacon. |
lighten | Make more cheerful. Try to lighten up and think positive. |
lucent | Softly bright or radiant. The moon was lucent in the background. |
phosphorescent | Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood. |
radiant | A radiant point. I sat down by my hissing gas fire one of the radiants was missing. |
radiation | Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation e g exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases severe exposure can cause death within hours. The radiation dose. |
ray | Emit as rays. That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky. |
shimmer | Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers. |
shine | Make a surface shine. My hair has lost its shine. |
spark | Emit or produce sparks. The explosion sparked a fire. |
sparkle | Vivacity and wit. There was a sparkle in his eyes. |
spectroscopy | The use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra. |
sunlight | Light from the sun. A shaft of sunlight. |
twinkle | (of a person’s eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement. The lights twinkled in the distance. |
ultraviolet | The ultraviolet part of the spectrum ultraviolet radiation. An ultraviolet lamp. |
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