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Beam

noun

1.

A signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather. Synonym: radio beam.

2.

Long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction.

3.

A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation. Synonyms: electron beam, ray.

4.

A column of light (as from a beacon). Synonyms: beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light.

5.

(nautical) breadth amidships.

6.

The broad side of a ship.

7.

A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts. Synonym: balance beam.

verb

(past & past part. beamed; pres. part. beaming)

1.

Smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression.

2.

Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light. Synonym: shine. "The fire beamed on their faces"

3.

Express with a beaming face or smile.

4.

Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television. Synonyms: air, broadcast, send, transmit.

5.

Have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink. Synonyms: glow, radiate, shine.

6.

Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion. Synonyms: glow, radiate, shine. "Her face radiated with happiness"

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"Beam" Quotes from Famous Books

... book," she said. "I ain't goin' to say thank yeh, it ain't a big-'nuf word. An' he read me the poetry words it says. I got it wropped in a hankercher on the top o' the beam over my bed. I'm goin' to have it buried with me when I die. Oh, I read it. I couldn't make much out of it, but I read the words thorough. An' then he read 'em—the Kid did. He reads just beautiful. He's got education, ...

— A Voice in the Wilderness • Grace Livingston Hill

... turned her bright head and gave Pere Beret a look of frank welcome, which at the same time shot a beam of willful self-assertion. ...

— Alice of Old Vincennes • Maurice Thompson

... passage, and an ascent of seven steps, each of which was composed of a solid beam of oak, led him to the apartment of the Lady Rowena, the rude magnificence of which corresponded to the respect which was paid to her by the lord of the mansion. The walls were covered with embroidered hangings, on which different-coloured ...

— Ivanhoe - A Romance • Walter Scott

... my saw, and cut a piece of a beam through, which I thought held some of the upper part or quarter deck together; and when I had cut it through, I cleared away the sand as well as I could from the side which lay highest; but the tide coming in, I was obliged to give ...

— The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Of York, Mariner, Vol. 1 • Daniel Defoe

... Justice. Before him are seen the scales of divine judgment. In one is placed the statue of Justice, and in the other the heart of the deceased, who stands in person by the balance containing his heart, while Anubis watches the other scale. Horus examines the plummet indicating which way the beam inclines. Thoth, the Justifier the Lord of the Divine ...

— Ten Great Religions - An Essay in Comparative Theology • James Freeman Clarke

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