HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
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| NOUN | 1 | beam, radio beam | A signal transmitted along a narrow path |
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| 2 | beam | Long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | |
| 3 | beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation | A column of light (as from a beacon) | |
| 4 | beam, ray, electron beam | A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | |
| 5 | beam | (nautical) breadth amidships | |
| 6 | beam, balance beam | A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts | |
| VERB | 1 | beam | Smile radiantly |
| 2 | beam, shine | Emit light | |
| 3 | beam | Express with a beaming face or smile | |
| 4 | beam, air, send, broadcast, transmit | Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television | |
| 5 | beam, glow, radiate, shine | Have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink | |
| 6 | beam, glow, radiate, shine | Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion |
| Sounds | biy'm |
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| Meaning | A signal transmitted along a narrow path. Guides pilots in darkness or bad weather. |
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| Synonyms | radio beam |
| Broader | signal, signaling, sign |
| Verbs | beam |
| Meaning | Long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction. |
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| Broader | structural member |
| Narrower | 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 |
| Meaning | A column of light (as from a beacon). |
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| Synonyms | beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation |
| Broader | light, visible light, visible radiation |
| Narrower | heat ray; high beam; moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray; sunbeam, sunray; laser beam; low beam |
| Adjectives | beamy; beamy |
| Verbs | beam |
| Meaning | A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation. |
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| Synonyms | ray, electron beam |
| Broader | electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation |
| Narrower | cathode ray; particle beam |
| Meaning | (nautical) breadth amidships. |
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| Category | ship |
| Broader | width, breadth |
| Adjectives | beamy; beamy |
| Meaning | A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts. |
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| Synonyms | balance beam |
| Broader | gymnastic apparatus, exerciser |
| Meaning | Smile radiantly. Express joy through one's facial expression. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Broader | smile |
| Meaning | Emit light. Be bright, as of the sun or a light. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Model | Lights beam on the horizon; The horizon is beaming with lights |
| Examples | "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| Synonyms | shine |
| Caused by | shine |
| Narrower | beat down; beacon; glare; flare, flame; outshine; shimmer; flicker, flick; blaze; twinkle, winkle, scintillate; burn, glow |
| Nouns | beam |
| Meaning | Express with a beaming face or smile. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Examples | "he beamed his approval" |
| Broader | express, show, evince |
| Meaning | Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | air, send, broadcast, transmit |
| Category | broadcast medium, broadcasting |
| Cause to | air |
| Broader | publicize, publicise, air, bare |
| Narrower | satellite; sportscast; telecast, televise; interrogate; rerun, rebroadcast |
| Nouns | beam |
| Meaning | Have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | glow, radiate, shine |
| Broader | look, appear, seem |
| Meaning | Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "She was beaming with joy" |
| Synonyms | glow, radiate, shine |
| Broader | feel, experience |
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