Synonyms for Ray
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1. beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiationnoun

   a column of light (as from a beacon)

   Synonyms:
   beam, shaft, peter, pecker, diaphysis, radio beam, ray of light, actinotherapy, radiation, re, cock, rotating shaft, shaft of light, dick, barb, prick, electron beam, balance beam, scape, slam, spear, dig, calamus, tool, lance, radiotherapy, light beam, quill, gibe, beam of light, putz, jibe, radiation therapy, irradiation, ray, shot

2. raynoun

   a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence

   Synonyms:
   light beam, beam of light, electron beam, ray of light, re, beam, shaft, irradiation, shaft of light

3. raynoun

   (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

   Synonyms:
   light beam, beam of light, electron beam, ray of light, re, beam, shaft, irradiation, shaft of light

4. beam, ray, electron beamnoun

   a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

   Synonyms:
   light beam, beam of light, radio beam, ray, ray of light, re, beam, shaft of light, shaft, balance beam, irradiation, electron beam

5. re, raynoun

   the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

   Synonyms:
   light beam, beam of light, ray, shaft, electron beam, beam, shaft of light, ray of light, re, irradiation, atomic number 75, rhenium

6. raynoun

   any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

   Synonyms:
   light beam, beam of light, electron beam, ray of light, re, beam, shaft, irradiation, shaft of light

7. rayverb

   cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

   Synonyms:
   light beam, beam of light, electron beam, ray of light, re, beam, shaft, irradiation, shaft of light

8. rayverb

   emit as rays

   "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"

   Synonyms:
   irradiate, radiate

9. radiate, rayverb

   extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

   "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions"

   Synonyms:
   ray, irradiate, shine, glow, beam, radiate, diversify

10. irradiate, rayverb

    expose to radiation

    "irradiate food"

    Synonyms:
    enlighten, ray, irradiate, radiate

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1. raynoun

   Synonyms:
   beam, gleam

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1. raynoun

   Synonyms:
   beam, gleam

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1. List of paraphrases for "ray":

   glimmer, radius, rayos, ray-ray, sos, rays, raymond, radii, gleam

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1. List of known nicknames for "Ray":

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1. Corey Lewandowski:

   This notion that Ray Tweedie have to have an event that has seven people show up at it to call it a success in New Hampshire, I think, is somewhat dated and may be the model that the candidates who can't fill rooms use.

2. Avery Gardiner:

   During the Obama years, the government thought that 3D printed guns posed a serious threat to national security. I'm not aware of anything that has changed except who sits in the White House, untraceable and undetectable guns that bypass our bipartisan background check system put us all at risk. The country deserves answers from the Trump Administration about why it thinks this is a good idea. Making it easier for dangerous people to get guns is reckless and stupid, and this is going to make Americans less safe. Advocates for gun control have argued that 3D-printed guns could also pose security challenges as they pass through airport X-ray machines. Cody Wilson, who describes current 3D-printed guns as.

3. Simon Cowell:

   It could have been a lot worse. When I saw the X-ray, I really nearly smashed my spine to pieces, so I literally wouldn’t (have) been able to walk.

4. Richard Levitan:

   Their X-ray's looked awful, their oxygen was terrible, and yet they're completely awake, alert on a cell phone, and they all said is they've been somewhat sick for days, and then only recently did they notice either shortness of breath or fatigue or something else.

5. John Flannery:

   We're keeping the X-ray business, period, it's intrinsically connected to the portfolio.