BEAM

Definition

1. verb smile radiantly.
2. verb emit light. — synonyms: shine
3. verb express with a beaming face or smile.
4. verb broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television. — synonyms: air, send, broadcast, transmit
5. verb have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink. — synonyms: glow, radiate, shine
6. verb experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion. — synonyms: glow, radiate, shine
7. noun a signal transmitted along a narrow path. — synonyms: radio_beam
8. noun long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction.
9. noun a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation. — synonyms: ray, electron_beam
10. noun a column of light (as from a beacon). — synonyms: beam_of_light, light_beam, ray, ray_of_light, shaft, shaft_of_light, irradiation
11. noun (nautical) breadth amidships.
12. noun the broad side of a ship.
13. noun a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts. — synonyms: balance_beam