Crossword-Solution: BEAM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Beam | n. | Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. |
| Beam | n. | One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship. |
| Beam | n. | The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another. |
| Beam | n. | The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. |
| Beam | n. | The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches. |
| Beam | n. | The pole of a carriage. |
| Beam | n. | 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. |
| Beam | n. | The straight part or shank of an anchor. |
| Beam | n. | 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. |
| Beam | n. | 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. |
| Beam | n. | A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. |
| Beam | n. | Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort. |
| Beam | n. | One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather. |
| Beam | v. t. | To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light. |
| Beam | v. i. | To emit beams of light. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| BEAM | anagram | BAME, BEMA, EMBA, MABE |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
RAAE
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with BEAM (5)
THE PIRATE SHIP One green light squinting over Kidd’s Creek, which is near the mouth of the pirate river, marked where the brig, the _Jolly Roger_, lay, low in the water; a rakish-looking craft foul to the hull, every beam in her detestable, like ground strewn with mangled feathers.
Thus they thir doubtful consultations dark Ended rejoycing in thir matchless Chief: As when from mountain tops the dusky clouds Ascending, while the North wind sleeps, o’respread Heav’ns chearful face, the lowring Element Scowls ore the dark’nd lantskip Snow, or showre; If chance the radiant Sun with farewell sweet Extend his ev’ning beam, the fields revive, The birds thir notes renew, and bleating herds Attest thir joy, that hill and valley rings.
Boldwood had already twitched the handkerchief, and the gun exploded a second time, sending its contents, by a timely blow from Samway, into the beam which crossed the ceiling.
Thus the night fled away, as if it were a winged steed, and he careering on it; morning came, and peeped, blushing, through the curtains; and at last sunrise threw a golden beam into the study, and laid it right across the minister’s bedazzled eyes.
This intense heat they project in a parallel beam against any object they choose, by means of a polished parabolic mirror of unknown composition, much as the parabolic mirror of a lighthouse projects a beam of light.
Quotes with BEAM (3)
Focus on your goals, not your fear. Focus like a laser beam on your goals.
Well finish your story anyway." Where was I?" The bubonic plague. The bulldozer was stalled by corpses." Oh, yes. Anyway, one sleepless night I stayed up with Father while he worked. It was all we could do to find a live patient to treat. In bed after bed after bed we found dead people. And Father started giggling," Castle continued. He couldn't stop. He walked out into the night with his flashlight. He was still giggling. He was making the flashlight beam dance over all the …
A painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you've got magic.
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Appears in: AARP, Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, Slate, Three Across, TIME, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 388 times in crossword archives (1950–2025).