retention
keeping holding | the act of retaining something |
balance beam
beam | a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts |
| beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
| beam | the broad side of a ship, they sighted land on the port beam |
| beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
box beam
box girder | a beam built up from boards, has a hollow rectangular cross section |
| holding cell | a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial |
| holding device | a device for holding something |
holding pen
holding paddock
holding yard | a pen where livestock is temporarily confined |
| I-beam | girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I' |
steelyard
lever scale
beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
| tie tie beam | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating, he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam |
| beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
radio beam
beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path, guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
| holding company | a company with controlling shares in other companies |
| bank holding company | a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks |
| multibank holding company | a bank holding company owning several banks |
| holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
| beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel, on her beam-ends means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical |
beam
beam of light
light beam
ray
ray of light
shaft
shaft of light
irradiation | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
| beam ray electron beam | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation |
| 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 |
| particle beam | a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) |
ion beam
ionic beam | a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed |
property
belongings
holding | something owned, any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone, that hat is my property, he is a man of property, |
| holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |
| beam | smile radiantly, express joy through one's facial expression |
air send broadcast beam
transmit
| broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television, We cannot air this X-rated song |
| beam | express with a beaming face or smile, he beamed his approval |
glow
beam radiate
shine | experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion, She was beaming with joy, Her face radiated with happiness |
| glow beam radiate shine | have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink, Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna |
shine
beam | emit light, be bright, as of the sun or a light, The sun shone bright that day, The fire beamed on their faces |
| low-beam(a) | used of headlights, following with low-beam headlights |