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Synonyms for beam
bimbeam
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Princeton's WordNet
radio beam, beamnoun
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
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light beam, beam of light, radio beam, ray, shaft, shaft of light, ray of light, balance beam, irradiation, electron beambeamnoun
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
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light beam, beam of light, radio beam, ray, ray of light, shaft of light, shaft, balance beam, irradiation, electron beambeam, ray, electron beamnoun
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
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light beam, beam of light, radio beam, ray, ray of light, re, shaft of light, shaft, balance beam, irradiation, electron beambeam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiationnoun
a column of light (as from a beacon)
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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, shotbeamnoun
(nautical) breadth amidships
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light beam, beam of light, radio beam, ray, ray of light, shaft of light, shaft, balance beam, irradiation, electron beambeamnoun
the broad side of a ship
"they sighted land on the port beam"
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light beam, beam of light, radio beam, ray, ray of light, shaft of light, shaft, balance beam, irradiation, electron beambalance beam, beamverb
a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
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light beam, beam of light, radio beam, ray, shaft, shaft of light, ray of light, balance beam, irradiation, electron beambeamverb
smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
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radiate, broadcast, shine, glow, transmit, send, airshine, beamverb
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
"The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
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smooth, shine, smoothen, polish, reflect, broadcast, glitter, air, gleam, transmit, strike, glint, fall, glisten, glow, send, radiatebeamverb
express with a beaming face or smile
"he beamed his approval"
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radiate, broadcast, shine, glow, transmit, send, airair, send, broadcast, beam, transmitverb
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
"We cannot air this X-rated song"
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convey, circulate, air out, transfer, get off, place, spread, impart, mail, radiate, send off, commit, station, bare, post, communicate, glow, publicise, channelize, ship, channelise, ventilate, disperse, circularize, institutionalise, channel, carry, shine, transport, disseminate, pass around, direct, charge, publicize, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, propagate, send out, conduct, vent, air, institutionalize, circularise, send, aerate, transmitglow, beam, radiate, shineverb
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
"Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
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smooth, shine, reflect, diversify, ray, radiate, strike, burn, broadcast, smoothen, glitter, air, polish, gleam, transmit, glint, fall, glisten, glow, sendglow, beam, radiate, shineverb
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
"She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
Synonyms:
smooth, shine, reflect, diversify, ray, radiate, strike, burn, broadcast, smoothen, glitter, air, polish, gleam, transmit, glint, fall, glisten, glow, send
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Editors Contribution
grinned
smiling broadly
fake smile
Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019smileadjective
a smile full of light, excitement, and pure joy.
“the child beams up at me.”
Submitted by Alyssamking4 on June 5, 2022
Dictionary of English Synonymes
beamnoun
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GIRDER, piece of timberbeamnoun
beamverb
beamverb
Synonyms:
shoot forth, emit in rays or beams
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We are exploring rolling a truck out that would enable someone to see a hologram of me that is three-dimensional give my stump speech, and, also, if I were in a studio, which we could set up very easily, I could beam in and take questions live.
A big beam came flying off of a truck and caught me in the temple area. I woke up in a medical hospital somewhere, a few days later, they sent me back to my unit and then I became really ill with an aneurysm on the verge of bursting in my heart.
At that time there was a beam that could catapult people to the stars, and that was ‘ The Tonight Show, ’ we all gathered around the heat of that. … If Johnny liked me it meant something to me, that I ’m not only good at what I do but he thinks I ’m intelligent and likes to talk to me.
He was this beam of light.
It's more like planning with a precise laser beam than a floodlight, where you're making an assumption about an entire community.
Translations for beam
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- balkAfrikaans
- شعاع, الحزمArabic
- şüa, dirəkAzerbaijani
- нурBashkir
- праменьBelarusian
- кросно, бимс, греда, лъч, стъбло, балансьор, трегерBulgarian
- břevno, paprsek, trámCzech
- bjælke, drager, stråleDanish
- Strahl, Balken, strahlen, beamenGerman
- ακτινοβολώGreek
- radioEsperanto
- radio, vigaSpanish
- palkki, valin, aisa, loimitukki, varsi, leveys, kiertokanki, tyvi, tukki, orsi, säde, poikittaispalkki, runko, kangastukki, palkittaa, säteillä, säteilyttääFinnish
- ligature, faisceau, timon, poutre, limon, madrier, lien, ageFrench
- bíomaIrish
- gerendaHungarian
- ճառագայթ, շող, ճաճանչArmenian
- balokIndonesian
- bjálki, geisliIcelandic
- asse, raggio, corno principale, traversa, barra timone, braccio, architrave, traveItalian
- 梁, ビーム, 光線Japanese
- 光線, 빔, 광선Korean
- StralLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- sijaLatvian
- kurupaeMāori
- rasuk, sinaranMalay
- dissel, biels, straal, balk, bundel, stralenDutch
- belka, promieńPolish
- trave, viga, feixePortuguese
- grindăRomanian
- навой, балка, коромысло, веретено, луч, грядиль, перекладина, шатун, брус, бимс, дышло, траверзRussian
- rrezeAlbanian
- bjälke, stråle, balk, strålaSwedish
- barakilan, sinagTagalog
- kiriş, ışınTurkish
- промінь, балкаUkrainian
- sinch, to'simUzbek
- tiaVietnamese
- bemVolapük
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