Another word for beam
beam
n.
A relatively long, stout bar
timber, brace, rafter, stringer, stud, two-by-four, scantling, strut, bolster, axle, reach, girder, sleeper, stay, crosspiece, prop, support, trestle, spar, transverse, pole, lath, furring strip, pile, balk, crossbar, T-beam, I-beam, steel beam, boom, post, kingpost, column, pillar, piling, stanchion, flitches, hammer beam, bail, joist, lintel, sill, jamb, cantilever, shaft, scaffolding, board, plank.
A ray or rays
ray, emission, shaft, bar, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, streak, laser, pencil, glitter, glare, stream of light, shimmer, glint, glow, chink, gleam, glimmer, finger, beacon.
Radio waves intended as a guide
direction finder, unidirectional radio signal, radar; see beacon.
in error, misdirected, incorrect, inaccurate; see mistaken 1, wrong 2.
on course, functioning well, alert, keen; see accurate 1, intelligent 1.
beam
v.
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Another word for beam
A large, oblong piece of wood or other material, used especially for construction:
balk, rafter, timber. See matterA series of particles or waves traveling close together in parallel paths:
ray, shaft. See light
To emit a bright light:
blaze1, burn, gleam, glow, incandesce, radiate, shine. See lightTo curve the lips upward in expressing amusement, pleasure, or happiness:
grin, smile. Idioms: break into a smile, crack a smile. See express
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