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. |
Trap (v. t.) To dress with ornaments |
Trap (n.) An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock. |
Trap (a.) Of or pertaining to trap rock |
Trap (n.) A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used for taking game or other animals |
Trap (n.) Fig.: A snare |
Trap (n.) A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at. |
Trap (n.) The game of trapball. |
Trap (n.) A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids. |
Trap (n.) A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want of an outlet. |
Trap (n.) A wagon, or other vehicle. |
Trap (n.) A kind of movable stepladder. |
Trap (v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps |
Trap (v. t.) Fig.: To insnare |
Trap (v. t.) To provide with a trap |
Trap (v. i.) To set traps for game |
Traps (n. pl.) Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use |
trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
mousetrap trap play | (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated |
ambush ambuscade lying in wait trap | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
trap-door spider | American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid |
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 |
bunker sand trap trap | a hazard on a golf course |
I-beam | girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I' |
land mine ground-emplaced mine booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
steelyard lever scale beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
suntrap solar trap | a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds |
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 |
trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
trap | a light two-wheeled carriage |
trap | a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters |
trap | drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas |
trap-and-drain auger | a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain |
trap door | a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling |
beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
trap cakehole hole maw yap gob | informal terms for the mouth |
steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |
pitfall booby trap | an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty |
trap snare | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares, the exam was full of trap questions, it was all a snare and delusion |
iron trap | a trap from which there is no escape |
speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
radio beam beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path, guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
trap line | a line or series of traps |
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 |
poverty trap | a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off |
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 |
trap pin immobilize immobilise | to hold fast or prevent from moving, The child was pinned under the fallen tree |
trap entrap snare ensnare trammel | catch in or as if in a trap, The men trap foxes |
trap | hold or catch as if in a trap, The gaps between the teeth trap food particles |
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 |
trap pin down | place in a confining or embarrassing position, He was trapped in a difficult situation |
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 |