beam

• broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
• a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
• a signal transmitted along a narrow path
• long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
• a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
• a column of light (as from a beacon)
• (nautical) breadth amidships
• the broad side of a ship
• smile radiantly
• emit light
• express with a beaming face or smile
• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
• experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
• Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use
• One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship
• The width of a vessel
• The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended
• The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches
• The pole of a carriage
• A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving
• The straight part or shank of an anchor
• The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it
• A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft
• A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body
• Fig.: A ray
• One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk
• To send forth
• To emit beams of light

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