Beam
31beam — 01. The deer stood frozen in the [beam] of our car s headlights. 02. A beautiful warm sun [beamed] down on the children playing in the park. 03. The Olympic Games are [beamed] by satellite to almost every country in the world. 04. The [beams] in… …
32beam — /bim / (say beem) noun 1. a thick, long piece of timber, shaped for structural use. 2. a similar piece of metal, stone, etc. 3. Building Trades one of the main horizontal supporting members in a building or the like, as for supporting a roof or… …
33beam — {{11}}beam (n.) O.E. beam originally living tree, but by late 10c. also rafter, post, ship s timber, from W.Gmc. *baumaz (Cf. O.Fris. bam tree, gallows, beam, M.Du. boom, O.H.G. boum, Ger. Baum tree ), perhaps from PIE verb root *bheue to grow… …
34beam — beam1 [ bim ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to smile widely because you are very happy: He beamed with satisfaction. 2. ) transitive to send radio signals or television pictures through the air using electronic equipment: beam to/across/over etc.:… …
35beam — noun 1》 a long sturdy piece of squared timber or metal used horizontally in building to support a load above. ↘a narrow horizontal length of squared timber used for balancing exercises in gymnastics. 2》 a horizontal beam supporting the deck… …
36béam — m ( es/ as) 1. a tree; on héanne béam gestígan to climb the high oak (to beat down acorns); 2. the tree, cross, gallows; 3. a column, pillar; 4. 2 wood, a ship; 5. a beam, splint, post, a stock of a tree; 5a. beam, rafter, piece of wood; 5b. a… …
37beam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beem, from Old English bēam tree, beam; akin to Old High German boum tree Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction b. a wood or metal cylinder in …
38beam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shine, glow; smile. n. ray, gleam; joist, timber. See light, support. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A relatively long, stout bar] Syn. timber, brace, rafter, stringer, stud, two by four, scantling, strut,… …
39beam — [[t]bi͟ːm[/t]] beams, beaming, beamed 1) VERB If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something. [WRITTEN] [V at/with n] Frances beamed at her friend… …
40beam — 1 noun (C) 1 LIGHT a) a shining line of light from the sun, a lamp etc: We could see the beams of searchlights scanning the sky. b) a line of light, energy etc that you cannot see: a laser beam | The intruder passed through an infra red alarm… …
