A large, oblong piece of wood or other material, used especially for construction

• timber

  1. Trees or forests collectively
  2. A person considered to have qualities suited for a particular activity:
  3. (Brit.) lumber

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  1. Trees or forests collectively
  2. A person considered to have qualities suited for a particular activity:
  3. (Brit.) lumber

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• rafter

  1. A person who rafts
  2. One of the sloping beams that supports a pitched roof.
  3. Any of the boards or planks that slope from the ridge of a roof to the eaves and serve to support the roof

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  1. A person who rafts
  2. One of the sloping beams that supports a pitched roof.
  3. Any of the boards or planks that slope from the ridge of a roof to the eaves and serve to support the roof

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• balk

  1. (Sports) An incomplete or misleading motion, especially an illegal move made by a baseball pitcher.
  2. A wooden beam or rafter.
  3. A roughly hewn piece of timber

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  1. (Sports) An incomplete or misleading motion, especially an illegal move made by a baseball pitcher.
  2. A wooden beam or rafter.
  3. A roughly hewn piece of timber

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A series of particles or waves traveling close together in parallel paths

• shaft

  1. A vertical passage housing an elevator.
  2. The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body.
  3. A cone or column of light; ray; beam

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  1. A vertical passage housing an elevator.
  2. The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body.
  3. A cone or column of light; ray; beam

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• ray

  1. A narrow stream of radiant energy, especially visible light, traveling in a straight or nearly straight line.
  2. A ray flower or the strap-shaped portion of the corolla of a ray flower.
  3. A medullary ray

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  1. A narrow stream of radiant energy, especially visible light, traveling in a straight or nearly straight line.
  2. A ray flower or the strap-shaped portion of the corolla of a ray flower.
  3. A medullary ray

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To emit a bright light

• shine

  1. To cause to shine, as a light.
  2. (US) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
  3. To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

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  1. To cause to shine, as a light.
  2. (US) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
  3. To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

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• radiate

  1. To issue or emerge in rays or waves:
  2. To come forth or spread out in rays
  3. To send out rays of heat, light, etc.; be radiant

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  1. To issue or emerge in rays or waves:
  2. To come forth or spread out in rays
  3. To send out rays of heat, light, etc.; be radiant

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• incandesce

  1. To become or make incandescent
  2. To cause to be (to become) incandescent, especially by the application of heat

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  1. To become or make incandescent
  2. To cause to be (to become) incandescent, especially by the application of heat

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• glow

  1. To give out a steady, even light without flame or blaze
  2. To be or feel hot; give out heat
  3. To have a bright, warm, usually reddish color:

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  1. To give out a steady, even light without flame or blaze
  2. To be or feel hot; give out heat
  3. To have a bright, warm, usually reddish color:

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• gleam

  1. To appear or be revealed briefly or suddenly
  2. To shine or reflect with a gleam or gleams
  3. To emit a gleam; flash or glow:

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  1. To appear or be revealed briefly or suddenly
  2. To shine or reflect with a gleam or gleams
  3. To emit a gleam; flash or glow:

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• burn

  1. To emit heat or light by fire or energy:
  2. To be very eager:
  3. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:

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  1. To emit heat or light by fire or energy:
  2. To be very eager:
  3. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:

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• blaze

  1. To give off a strong, vivid light; shine very brightly; glare
  2. To burn with a bright flame.
  3. To burn rapidly or brightly; flame

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  1. To give off a strong, vivid light; shine very brightly; glare
  2. To burn with a bright flame.
  3. To burn rapidly or brightly; flame

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To curve the lips upward in expressing amusement, pleasure, or happiness

• smile

  1. To have or form a smile.
  2. To express with a smile:
  3. To express with a smile

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  1. To have or form a smile.
  2. To express with a smile:
  3. To express with a smile

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• grin

  1. To draw back the lips and show the teeth in pain, scorn, etc.
  2. To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
  3. To smile broadly as in amusement or pleasure, or, sometimes, in embarrassment

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  1. To draw back the lips and show the teeth in pain, scorn, etc.
  2. To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
  3. To smile broadly as in amusement or pleasure, or, sometimes, in embarrassment

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To emit

• direct

  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To supervise the performance of:
  3. In a direct manner; directly

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  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To supervise the performance of:
  3. In a direct manner; directly

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• give out

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• broadcast

  1. To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
  2. To communicate or transmit (a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming) to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network:
  3. To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means

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  1. To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
  2. To communicate or transmit (a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming) to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network:
  3. To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means

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• transmit

  1. To pass along; impart (a disease, etc.)
  2. To cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through air or some other medium
  3. To pass along (news or information); communicate.

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  1. To pass along; impart (a disease, etc.)
  2. To cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through air or some other medium
  3. To pass along (news or information); communicate.

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To shine

• gleam

  1. To be reflected as a gleam:
  2. To emit a gleam; flash or glow:
  3. To shine or reflect with a gleam or gleams

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  1. To be reflected as a gleam:
  2. To emit a gleam; flash or glow:
  3. To shine or reflect with a gleam or gleams

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• glitter

  1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
  2. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten:
  3. To shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle

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  1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
  2. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten:
  3. To shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle

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• radiate

  1. To issue or emerge in rays or waves:
  2. To come forth or spread out in rays
  3. To send out rays of heat, light, etc.; be radiant

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  1. To issue or emerge in rays or waves:
  2. To come forth or spread out in rays
  3. To send out rays of heat, light, etc.; be radiant

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To smile

• glow

  1. To be flushed, as from emotion, enthusiasm, etc.; be rosy or ruddy
  2. To give out a steady, even light without flame or blaze
  3. To be or feel hot; give out heat

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  1. To be flushed, as from emotion, enthusiasm, etc.; be rosy or ruddy
  2. To give out a steady, even light without flame or blaze
  3. To be or feel hot; give out heat

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• smile radiantly

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• laugh

  1. To be amused
  2. To feel or express derision or contempt; mock:
  3. To feel or suggest joyousness; appear bright and merry

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  1. To be amused
  2. To feel or express derision or contempt; mock:
  3. To feel or suggest joyousness; appear bright and merry

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• grin

  1. To draw back the lips and show the teeth in pain, scorn, etc.
  2. To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
  3. To smile broadly as in amusement or pleasure, or, sometimes, in embarrassment

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  1. To draw back the lips and show the teeth in pain, scorn, etc.
  2. To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
  3. To smile broadly as in amusement or pleasure, or, sometimes, in embarrassment

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