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beam
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- pronunciation:
- bim
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- broad in the beam
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long, heavy timber or piece of metal or stone used as a major support in a building.
Skyscrapers are built with steel beams.- similar words:
- balk, brace, buttress, timber
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| definition 2: |
a ray of light, or a group of such rays.
A beam of sunlight shone through the clouds.
- similar words:
- light
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| definition 3: |
an electronic communications signal.
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| definition 4: |
the widest part of a ship.
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| definition 5: |
the bar of a weighing device, which holds weighing pans or scales at either end.
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| related words: |
bar, beacon, blaze, board, boom, flash, gleam, log, pile |
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| phrase: |
broad in the beam |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
beams, beaming, beamed |
| definition: |
to transmit or send (an electronic signal).
The radio station beams its signal to a large area. |
| related words: |
aim, beacon, direct, radiate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to send out rays.
The hot sun beamed down on the crops.- similar words:
- gleam, radiate, shine, stream
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| definition 2: |
to smile openly or joyfully.
Her parents proudly beamed at her as she grasped her diploma.Beaming, the winner held up his prize.- similar words:
- radiate
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| related words: |
beacon, flash, grin, smile |
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