beam (b m)n. 1. A squared-off log or a large, oblong piece of timber, metal, or stone used especially as a horizontal support in construction. 2. Nautical a. A transverse structural member of a ship's frame, used to support a deck and to brace the sides against stress. b. The breadth of a ship at the widest point. c. The side of a ship: sighted land off the starboard beam. 3. Informal The widest part of a person's hips: broad in the beam. 4. A steel tube or wooden roller on which the warp is wound in a loom. 5. An oscillating lever connected to an engine piston rod and used to transmit power to the crankshaft. 6. a. The bar of a balance from which weighing pans are suspended. b. Sports A balance beam. 7. The main horizontal bar on a plow to which the share, colter, and handles are attached. 8. One of the main stems of a deer's antlers. 9. a. A ray or shaft of light. b. A concentrated stream of particles or a similar propagation of waves: a beam of protons; a beam of light. 10. A radio beam. v. beamed, beam·ing, beams v.intr. 1. To radiate light; shine. 2. To smile expansively. v.tr. Idiom: 1. To emit or transmit: beam a message via satellite. 2. To express by means of a radiant smile: He beamed his approval of the new idea. on the beam 1. Following a radio beam. Used of aircraft. 2. On the right track; operating correctly. [Middle English bem, from Old English b am; see bheu - in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Adj. | 1. | beaming - cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning" cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" |
| 2. | beaming - pleased and proud; "beaming parents" proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" | |
| 3. | beaming - radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
beaming
adjective
1. smiling, happy, grinning, pleasant, sunny, cheerful, cheery, joyful, chirpy (informal), light-hearted his mother's beaming eyes
2. radiating, bright, brilliant, flashing, shining, glowing, sparkling, glittering, gleaming, glimmering, radiant, glistening, scintillating, burnished, lustrous An engraved and beaming sun rose out of the sea.
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