Beam

/biːm/

Synonyms for "beam" (453 found)

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Closest matches (91)

Noun(13 words)

ray shaft airdrop airdrops axlebalance beambalks battensbeam of lightbeaming broadcast cantilevers cheese

abutmentactinic rayactinismam signalamplitudeangle rafterarc-boutantatomic beamatomic rayaudio signalbackside balk bank bar battenbe brightbe in heavenbe pleasedbeaconbeam of light

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beat signalbedazzlebeggar descriptionbehind billet blaze blind blips bloom board boarding boom border bottom bounce bouncesbox girderbrace breadth breakwater breastsummerbright smilebroad grinbroadcast broadness broadside bulwark burn buttocks buttressbuttress pierbuttressing cancant hookcaper caracole cheek chirp chirrup chop clapboardclaw barcoast companion corbel cord cordwoodcrack a smilecrank crossbeam crosstie crow

Verb(6 words)

air beamed bombarded broadcast cheesed coruscates

Strong matches (136)

crowbarcrt spotdance daze dazzle deal delight derrieredie with delightdiffuse lightdirectdirect signaldisplaydistance acrossdm displaydoppler signaldouble-dot displaydriftwoodear-to-ear grinecho

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echo signalembankmentequalizing pulseexpanse extentfan markerfannyfeel happyfirewood flame flank flareflare pathflashflying buttressfm signalfooting beamfrolic fulgurate fullness fundament gambolgamma raygirdergive lightglance glare gleamgleaming smileglint glowglowing smilego into rapturesgrin grinning groinh beamhammer beamhand handedness handspikehanging buttresshardwood haunchhind endhiphip rafteri beamidiotic grinif signalif video signalim displayincandesceinfrared rayinstrumentinvisible radiationiron crowjam jetty jimmy joist jowl joy juttyknock deadlaterality lath lathing lathwork latitudelattice girderlaugh leam lever lilt limb lintellocal oscillator signallog lumber luster many-sidedness marker marlinespike mole multilaterality

Verb(8 words)

effervesce glared gleamed glow grinned irradiating lase luminesce

Noun(20 words)

electron beamemit girder girders glares gleams glowing grin grins headlightsintense glareirradiation jacklight joist lasinglight beamlightsline of lightlintel lintels

Adjective(2 words)

glaringjoyful affect

Related words (226)

Adjective(3 words)

natural smileposed grinsincere smile

newscastoutput pulseoutput signaloutrigger panelboard paneling panelwork parts patch peavey pedal pencil photoemission photon picturepicture carrierpierpier buttresspinch barpip

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pips plank plankingplate girderplyboard plywood pole post posterior prize profile pry puncheon purr pylon quarter raconradar beaconradar signalradiateradiate cheerradiation radioradio beaconradio-frequency amplifierradio-frequency signalradio-frequency stageradiobroadcast radiorays rafter rampart rayray of lightreading rearreflected signalreflectionretaining wallreturnreturn beamreturn signalrf amplifierrf echoesrf signalrf stageribbonribbon of lightridge strutridgepoleripping barromp rumpsardonic grinscalescanning beamseat seawall sendsend out raysshaft shake sheathingsheathing boardsheeting shineshine brightlyshingle ship shootshoot out raysshore shortwaveshortwave signalshoulder side sideboard sidingsign offsign onsignalsignal displaysill simper sing skip slab slat sleeper smilesmile brightlysmiling smirk softwoodsolar rayssound carrierspan spar sparkle splat sportscast spot spread sprit stave stern stickstick of woodstovewood streak streamstream of lightstreamer stringpiece strut stud studdingstupid grinsummer summertree supportsynchronizing signaltake great satisfactiontarget imagetelevision channeltemplethree-by-fourtietie beamtimber timbering timberworktoothful grintrace transmittransmitter signaltransom transverse trave traversetread on airtreadle trestle trusstruss beamtv bandtwo-by-fourultraviolet rayunidirectional signalunilateralityvertical synchronizing pulsevideo signalviolet rayvoltage pulseweatherboard whistle wideness widthwind conewind indicatorwind sockwireless woodwrecking barx ray

Verb(10 words)

outshined radiate send shine shined shines simpers smiled smirked transmit

Noun(29 words)

prop radiateradio beamray of lightrays rood scantling searchlight searchlights sendshaft of lightshine smilesmile nervouslysmiles smirks spars streams stringer sunburst

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support beamsupports torchlight trabecula transmit twinkling yoke yokes yugo

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More general

39 entries

air appear bare breadth communicateelectromagnetic radiationelectromagnetic waveemit emotion evince exerciser experience expressfacial expressionfeel

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More specific

11 entries

air crossbeam grinlaser beamlintelparticle beampurlin smirk stream sunbeam telecast

Collocations

10 entries

beam a signalbeam across the roombeam of lightbeam with pridebeaming smilebeaming with pridesteel beamsunbeamsupport beamwooden beam

Inflections

3 entries

beamed beaming beams

Derivations

3 entries

beamable beamer beamy

Sample sentences

37 total sentences available.

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A beam of sunlight came through the clouds.

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This beam won't hold the weight of the second story.

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This lamp sends out a powerful beam.

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A beam of light through the window woke the professor up out of a deep sleep.

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