| Sounds | biy'm | |
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| Rhymes | academe ... upstream: 40 rhymes with iym... | |
| Meaning | A signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather. | |
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| Synonym | radio beam | |
| Broader | signal, signaling, sign | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| Verbs | beam | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television |
| Meaning | A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation. | |
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| Synonyms | ray, electron beam | |
| Narrower | cathode ray | A beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube |
| particle beam | A collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) | |
| Broader | electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation | Radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge |
| 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 | |
| Narrower | heat ray | A ray that produces a thermal effect |
| high beam | The beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination | |
| laser beam | A beam of light generated by a laser | |
| low beam | The beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance | |
| moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray | A ray of moonlight | |
| sunbeam, sunray | A ray of sunlight | |
| Broader | light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
| Spanish | haz de luz, haz, irradiación, rayo de luz, rayo | |
| Catalan | raig | |
| Adjectives | beamy | radiating or as if radiating light |
| Verbs | beam | emit light |
| Meaning | (nautical) breadth amidships. | |
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| Category | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Broader | width, breadth | The extent of something from side / side to side / side |
| Spanish | manga | |
| Adjectives | beamy | broad in the beam |
| Meaning | The broad side of a ship. | |
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| Example | "they sighted land on the port beam" | |
| Broader | side | An extended outer surface of an object |
| Meaning | A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts. | |
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| Synonym | balance beam | |
| Broader | gymnastic apparatus, exerciser | sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises |
| Spanish | barra de equilibrio | |
| Catalan | barra d'equilibri, barra d'equilibris | |
| Meaning | smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | smile | change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure |
| Catalan | somriure | |
| 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 | |
| Example | "The fire beamed on their faces" | |
| Synonym | shine | |
| Caused by | shine | Throw or flash the light of (a lamp) |
| Narrower | beacon | shine like a beacon |
| beat down | shine hard | |
| blaze | shine brightly and intensively | |
| burn, glow | shine intensely, as if with heat | |
| flare, flame | shine with a sudden light | |
| flicker, flick | shine unsteadily | |
| glare | shine intensely | |
| outshine | shine brighter than | |
| shimmer | shine with a weak or fitful light | |
| twinkle, winkle, scintillate | emit or reflect light in a flickering manner | |
| Spanish | brillar, lucir, relucir, relumbrar, resplandecer | |
| Catalan | brillar, lluir, relluir, resplendir | |
| Nouns | beam | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
| Meaning | Express with a beaming face or smile. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "he beamed his approval" | |
| Broader | express, show, evince | Give expression / expression to |
| 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 | A medium that disseminates via telecommunications |
| Cause to | air | Be broadcast |
| Narrower | interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication |
| rerun, rebroadcast | broadcast again, as of a film | |
| satellite | broadcast or disseminate via satellite | |
| sportscast | broadcast a sports event | |
| telecast, televise | broadcast via television | |
| Broader | publicize, publicise, air, bare | make public |
| Spanish | divulgar, emitir, radiar, retransmitir, transmitir | |
| Catalan | divulgar, emetre, radiar, transmetre | |
| Nouns | beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path |
| 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 | Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
| Spanish | brillar, irradiar, lucir, resplandecer | |
| Catalan | brillar, relluir, resplendir | |
| Meaning | Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She was beaming with joy" | |
| Synonyms | glow, radiate, shine | |
| Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
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