BEAM
Scrabble letter values: B3E1A1M3 = 8
Definition
- verb smile radiantly.
- verb emit light. — synonyms: shine
- verb express with a beaming face or smile.
- verb broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television. — synonyms: air, send, broadcast, transmit
- verb have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink. — synonyms: glow, radiate, shine
- verb experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion. — synonyms: glow, radiate, shine
- noun a signal transmitted along a narrow path. — synonyms: radio_beam
- noun long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction.
- noun a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation. — synonyms: ray, electron_beam
- noun a column of light (as from a beacon). — synonyms: beam_of_light, light_beam, ray, ray_of_light, shaft, shaft_of_light, irradiation
- noun (nautical) breadth amidships.
- noun the broad side of a ship.
- noun a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts. — synonyms: balance_beam
Examples
- “express joy through one's facial expression”
- “be bright, as of the sun or a light”
- “The sun shone bright that day”