beam

nounverbB1 · Intermediate

Line of light, or long piece of wood.

Meanings of «beam»

1 · noun

a line of light or energy

A beam of sunlight came through the window.

2 · noun

a long strong piece of wood or metal that supports a structure

The roof rests on a thick wooden beam.

Similar: girderjoistsupport

3 · verb

to smile widely showing happiness

She beamed with pride when she won the race.

Similar: grin smile glow

Translation

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«beam» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

a narrow line of light

raya thin line of light, often from the sunA ray of sunlight came through the curtains.

beama strong line of light, like from a torchThe beam of the torch lit the path.

shafta narrow line of light through a gapA shaft of light came through the crack in the door.

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a long strong piece used to support a building

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