Unscramble beam

Definition of beam

noun:

• a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather. Synonyms: radio beam.
• long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction.
• a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation. Synonyms: electron beam, ray.
• a column of light (as from a beacon). Synonyms: beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light.
• (nautical) breadth amidships.
• the broad side of a ship; "they sighted land on the port beam".
• a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts. Synonyms: balance beam.

verb:

• smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression.
• emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day", "The fire beamed on their faces". Synonyms: shine.
• express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval".
• broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song". Synonyms: air, broadcast, send, transmit.
• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna". Synonyms: glow, radiate, shine.
• 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: glow, radiate, shine.

Related words

balk, baulk, beacon, blaze, burn, cantilever, crossbeam, crosspiece, flame, flare, flick, flicker, girder, glare, glow, header, interrogate, joist, keel, keelson, lintel, moonbeam, outshine, rafter, rebroadcast, rerun, ridge, ridgepole, rooftree, satellite, scintillate, shimmer, shore, shoring, sportscast, sunbeam, sunray, telecast, televise, tie, timber, trave, traverse, twinkle, winkle.

Words nearby

abeam, bam, bead, beak, beamy, bean, bear, beat, beau, berm, bream, ream, seam, team.

Rhymes with

agleam, bream, cream, deem, downstream, dream, esteem, extreme, gleam, hakeem, hakim, hakim, ibrahim, joachim, meme, passim, ream, redeem, regime, regime.