beam

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

beams

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

beam

past (v2)

beamed

past participle (v3)

beamed

present participle

beaming

3rd person singular

beams

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

2. 2.One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.

   • The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, / And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound.
   • Lucie opened the door: and what do you think there was inside the hill?, a nice clean kitchen with a flagged floor and wooden beams, just like any other farm kitchen.

3. 3.One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape, supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.

4. 4.The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).

   • This ship has more beam than that one.
   • Being only 280 ft. long, with a beam of 66 ft, their speed is moderate, and for a long time difficulty was experienced in steering them.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.

2. 2.To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.

   • Jesus beams golden light from his solar plexus into Eric's root chakra.

3. 3.To furnish or supply with beams.

4. 4.To give the appearance of beams to.

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