Definition of "beam"
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Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
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One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid - supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.
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The maximum width of a vessel.
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The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
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The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
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A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
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The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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The central bar 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.
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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.
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A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
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A ray; a gleam.
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One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
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A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
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An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
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verb:
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To emit beams of light; shine; radiate;.
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To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
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To furnish or supply with beams; give the appearance of beams to.
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To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
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To stretch on a beam, as a hide.
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To put on a beam, as a chain or web.
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