Word Meaning

Meaning of beam

- 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; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another.
- 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; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
- 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; -- called also working beam or walking beam.
- A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
- Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
- One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.
- To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.
- To emit beams of light.

Crossword clue for beam

- Breadth
- Broad grin
- Broad smile
- Ceiling support
- Girder
- Girder; ray
- Light timber
- plank on a fixed support
- Rafter
- Ray
- Ray live before noon
- Ray of light
- Ray of sunlight
- Ship’s breadth
- Smile broadly
- Smile proudly and be seen before midday
- Smile seen after high moon
- Supporting horizontal member
- Supporting structural member
- Thick piece of timber
- Torchlight