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beam
Overview of noun beam
The noun beam has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (9) radio beam, beam -- (a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather)
2. (9) beam -- (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)
3. (4) beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation -- (a column of light (as from a beacon))
4. (3) beam, ray, electron beam -- (a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation)
5. beam -- ((nautical) breadth amidships)
6. balance beam, beam -- (a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts)
Overview of verb beam
The verb beam has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) beam -- (smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression)
2. (1) shine, beam -- (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces")
3. (1) beam -- (express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval")
4. (1) air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit -- (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song")
5. glow, beam, radiate, shine -- (have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna")
6. glow, beam, 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/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beam
6 senses of beam
Sense 1
radio beam, beam
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
beam
=> structural member
=> support
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
=> light, visible light, visible radiation
=> actinic radiation, actinic ray
=> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
=> radiation
=> energy
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
beam, ray, electron beam
=> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
=> radiation
=> energy
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
beam
=> width, breadth
=> dimension
=> magnitude
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
balance beam, beam
=> gymnastic apparatus, exerciser
=> sports equipment
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun beam
3 of 6 senses of beam
Sense 2
beam
=> box beam, box girder
=> cantilever
=> girder
=> header
=> header, lintel
=> joist
=> keel
=> keelson
=> rafter, balk, baulk
=> rider plate
=> ridge, ridgepole, rooftree
=> shore, shoring
=> tie, tie beam
=> timber
=> trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece
Sense 3
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
=> heat ray
=> high beam
=> moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray
=> sunbeam, sunray
=> laser beam
=> low beam
Sense 4
beam, ray, electron beam
=> cathode ray
=> particle beam
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beam
6 senses of beam
Sense 1
radio beam, beam
=> signal, signaling, sign
Sense 2
beam
=> structural member
Sense 3
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
=> light, visible light, visible radiation
Sense 4
beam, ray, electron beam
=> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
Sense 5
beam
=> width, breadth
Sense 6
balance beam, beam
=> gymnastic apparatus, exerciser
Antonyms of noun beam
Member Holonyms of noun beam
Substance Holonyms of noun beam
Part Holonyms of noun beam
Member Meronyms of noun beam
Substance Meronyms of noun beam
Part Meronyms of noun beam
Meronyms of noun beam
Holonyms of noun beam
Attributes of noun beam
Derived Forms of noun beam
3 of 6 senses of beam
Sense 1
radio beam, beam
RELATED TO>(verb) beam#4
=> air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
Sense 3
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
RELATED TO>(adj) beamy#2
=> beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent
RELATED TO>(verb) beam#2
=> shine, beam
Sense 5
beam
RELATED TO>(adj) beamy#1
=> beamy
Domain of noun beam
1 of 6 senses of beam
Sense 5
beam
TOPIC>(noun) ship#1
Domain Terms of noun beam
Familiarity of noun beam
beam used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun beam
6 senses of beam
Sense 1
radio beam, beam
> signal, signaling, sign
=> recording
=> phone number, telephone number, number
=> starting signal, start
=> storm signal
=> radio beam, beam
=> ticktack
=> time signal
=> dog-ear
=> animal communication
=> alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
=> distress signal, distress call
=> all clear
=> bugle call
=> curfew
=> retreat
=> drumbeat
=> telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal
=> whistle, whistling
=> high sign
=> symbol
=> visual signal
=> indicator
=> electronic signal
=> radio beacon
=> input signal, input
=> output signal, output
Sense 2
beam
> structural member
=> beam
=> brace, bracing
=> plate
=> riser
=> sill
=> tread
=> upright, vertical
Sense 3
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
> light, visible light, visible radiation
=> beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
=> candlelight, candle flame
=> corona
=> counterglow, gegenschein
=> daylight
=> firelight
=> fluorescence
=> friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'lantern, will-o'the-wisp
=> gaslight
=> radiance, glow, glowing
=> glow
=> half-light
=> incandescence, glow
=> lamplight
=> luminescence
=> meteor, shooting star
=> moonlight, moonshine, moon
=> starlight
=> sunlight, sunshine, sun
=> scintillation
=> streamer
=> torchlight
=> twilight
Sense 4
beam, ray, electron beam
> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
=> actinic radiation, actinic ray
=> beam, ray, electron beam
=> black-body radiation, blackbody radiation
=> Hertzian wave
=> gamma radiation, gamma ray
=> line
=> microwave
=> radio wave, radio emission, radio radiation
=> X ray, X-ray, X-radiation, roentgen ray
Sense 5
beam
> width, breadth
=> wideness, broadness
=> beam
=> narrowness
Sense 6
balance beam, beam
> gymnastic apparatus, exerciser
=> balance beam, beam
=> horizontal bar, high bar
=> horse, gymnastic horse
=> parallel bars, bars
=> rings
=> stall bar
=> trampoline
Meronyms of noun beam
6 senses of beam
Sense 2
beam
=> structural member
=> support
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
=> light, visible light, visible radiation
=> actinic radiation, actinic ray
=> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
HAS PART: photon
Sense 4
beam, ray, electron beam
=> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
HAS PART: photon
Sense 6
balance beam, beam
=> gymnastic apparatus, exerciser
=> sports equipment
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun beam
Grep of noun beam
american hornbeam
balance beam
beam
beam-ends
beam balance
beam of light
beam scale
box beam
crossbeam
eastern hop hornbeam
electron beam
european hornbeam
high beam
hop hornbeam
hornbeam
i-beam
inoic beam
ion beam
laser beam
light beam
low beam
moonbeam
old world hop hornbeam
particle beam
radio beam
sunbeam
tie beam
Antonyms of verb beam
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb beam
6 senses of beam
Sense 1
beam
=> smile
=> grimace, make a face, pull a face
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
shine, beam
Sense 3
beam
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
=> publicize, publicise, air, bare
=> tell
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 5
glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> look, appear, seem
=> be
Sense 6
glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> feel, experience
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb beam
2 of 6 senses of beam
Sense 2
shine, beam
=> beat down
=> beacon
=> glare
=> flare, flame
=> outshine
=> shimmer
=> flicker, flick
=> blaze
=> twinkle, winkle, scintillate
=> burn, glow
Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
=> satellite
=> sportscast
=> telecast, televise
=> interrogate
=> rerun, rebroadcast
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb beam
6 senses of beam
Sense 1
beam
=> smile
Sense 2
shine, beam
Sense 3
beam
=> express, show, evince
Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
=> publicize, publicise, air, bare
Sense 5
glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> look, appear, seem
Sense 6
glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> feel, experience
'Cause To' of verb beam
1 of 6 senses of beam
Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
=> air
Derived Forms of verb beam
2 of 6 senses of beam
Sense 2
shine, beam
RELATED TO>(noun) beam#3
=> beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
RELATED TO>(noun) beam#1
=> radio beam, beam
Domain of verb beam
1 of 6 senses of beam
Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
TOPIC>(noun) broadcast medium#1, broadcasting#1
Domain Terms of verb beam
Familiarity of verb beam
beam used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb beam
6 senses of beam
Sense 1
beam
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
shine, beam
EX: Lights beam on the horizon
EX: The horizon is beaming with lights
Sense 3
beam
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 5
glow, beam, radiate, shine
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 6
glow, beam, radiate, shine
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb beam
5 of 6 senses of beam
Sense 1
beam
> smile
=> dimple
=> grin
=> beam
=> smirk, simper
=> sneer
Sense 3
beam
> express, show, evince
=> sneer
=> imply, connote
=> burst out
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> imply
=> give
=> exude
=> vent, ventilate, give vent
=> give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> menace
=> beam
=> smile
Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
> publicize, publicise, air, bare
=> bulletin
=> publish, bring out, put out, issue, release
=> circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
=> air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
Sense 5
glow, beam, radiate, shine
> look, appear, seem
=> make
=> cut
=> feel
=> pass off
=> sound
=> come across
=> glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine
=> leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out
=> rise, lift, rear
=> loom
=> feel
Sense 6
glow, beam, radiate, shine
> feel, experience
=> recapture
=> pride, plume, congratulate
=> smolder, smoulder
=> harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
=> cool off
=> anger, see red
=> chafe
=> suffer
=> fume
=> repent, regret, rue
=> sadden
=> rejoice, joy
=> sympathize, sympathise
=> take pride, pride oneself
=> burn
=> die
=> fly high
=> glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> glow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb beam
Sense 1
beam
=> smile
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Sense 2
shine, beam
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Sense 3
beam
=> express, show, evince
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Sense 4
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
=> publicize, publicise, air, bare
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Sense 5
glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> look, appear, seem
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Sense 6
glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> feel, experience
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Grep of verb beam
beam
Grep of adj beam
beaming
beamish
beamy
low-beam
Grep of adv beam
abeam
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