topminnow poeciliid fish
poeciliid
live-bearer | small usually brightlyolored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters, often used in mosquito control |
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 |
| beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
radio beam
beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path, guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
Abu Sayyaf
Bearer of the Sword | a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines, uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping, In Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives |
| 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 |
Aquarius
Aquarius the Water Bearer
Water Bearer | the eleventh sign of the zodiac, the sun is in this sign from about Januaryto February |
Aquarius
Water Bearer | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius |
| armiger armor-bearer | a squire carrying the armor of a knight |
| carrier bearer toter | someone whose employment involves carrying something, the bonds were transmitted by carrier |
color bearer
standard-bearer | the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle |
holder
bearer | the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it, the bond was marked `payable to bearer' |
| bearer | a messenger who bears or presents, a bearer of good tidings |
| office-bearer | the person who holds an office |
pallbearer
bearer | one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral |
| standard-bearer | an outstanding leader of a political movement |
stretcher-bearer
litter-bearer | one who helps carry a stretcher |
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 |
coupon bond
bearer bond | a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments |
| 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 |