Beam (n.) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. |
Beam (n.) One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship. |
Beam (n.) The width of a vessel |
Beam (n.) The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. |
Beam (n.) The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches. |
Beam (n.) The pole of a carriage. |
Beam (n.) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving |
Beam (n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor. |
Beam (n.) The main part 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. |
Beam (n.) 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 |
Beam (n.) A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body |
Beam (n.) Fig.: A ray |
Beam (n.) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk |
Beam (v. t.) To send forth |
Beam (v. i.) To emit beams of light. |
Beam tree () A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple. |
Hammer-beam (n.) A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam. |
Reach (v. i.) To retch. |
Reach (n.) An effort to vomit. |
Reach (v. t.) To extend |
Reach (v. t.) Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand |
Reach (v. t.) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand |
Reach (v. t.) To strike, hit, or touch with a missile |
Reach (v. t.) Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to |
Reach (v. t.) To extend to |
Reach (v. t.) To arrive at |
Reach (v. t.) To arrive at by effort of any kind |
Reach (v. t.) To understand |
Reach (v. t.) To overreach |
Reach (v. i.) To stretch out the hand. |
Reach (v. i.) To strain after something |
Reach (v. i.) To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something. |
Reach (v. i.) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam. |
Reach (n.) The act of stretching or extending |
Reach (n.) The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like |
Reach (n.) Extent |
Reach (n.) An extended portion of land or water |
Reach (n.) An artifice to obtain an advantage. |
Reach (n.) The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon. |
reach reaching stretch | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
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 |
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 |
scope range reach orbit compass ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: the range of a supersonic jet, a piano has a greater range than the human voice, the ambit of municipal legislation, within the compass of this article, within the scope of an investigation, outside the reach of the law, in the political orbit of a world power |
beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
compass range reach grasp | the limit of capability, within the compass of education |
radio beam beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path, guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
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 |
range reach | the limits within which something can be effective, range of motion, he was beyond the reach of their fire |
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 |
beam | smile radiantly, express joy through one's facial expression |
reach get through get hold of contact | be in or establish communication with, Our advertisements reach millions, He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia |
reach out | attempt to communicate, I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me |
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 |
strive reach strain | to exert much effort or energy, straining our ears to hear |
reach reach out | move forward or upward in order to touch, also in a metaphorical sense, Government reaches out to the people |
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 |
reach hit attain | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level, The thermometer hitdegrees, This car can reach a speed of miles per hour |
reach make attain hit arrive at gain | reach a destination, either real or abstract, We hit Detroit by noon, The water reached the doorstep, We barely made it to the finish line, I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts |
reach make get to progress to | reach a goal, e.g., make the first team, We made it!, She may not make the grade |
reach one's nostrils | be smelled, have a strong odor |
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 |
pass hand reach pass on turn over give | place into the hands or custody of, hand me the spoon, please, Turn the files over to me, please, He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers |
achieve accomplish attain reach | to gain with effort, she achieved her goal despite setbacks |
reach extend to touch | to extend as far as, The sunlight reached the wall, Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall |
extend poke out reach out | reach outward in space, The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk |
reach into | run into or up to |
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 |
unapproachable unreachable unreached out of reach(p) | inaccessibly located or situated, an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains, an unreachable canyon, the unreachable stars |
low-beam(a) | used of headlights, following with low-beam headlights |