| beam | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. beam, radio beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather. |
| ~ signal, signaling, sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message.; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction. |
| ~ box beam, box girder | a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section. |
| ~ cantilever | projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only. |
| ~ girder | a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure. |
| ~ header | a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters. |
| ~ lintel, header | horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window. |
| ~ joist | beam used to support floors or roofs. |
| ~ keel | one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability. |
| ~ keelson | a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it. |
| ~ piece | a separate part of a whole.; "an important piece of the evidence" |
| ~ rafter, balk, baulk | one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof. |
| ~ rider plate | a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson. |
| ~ ridgepole, rooftree, ridge | a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters. |
| ~ shoring, shore | a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support. |
| ~ structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building. |
| ~ tie beam, tie | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating.; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" |
| ~ timber | a beam made of wood. |
| ~ crossbeam, crosspiece, trave, traverse | a horizontal beam that extends across something. |
| ~ wood | the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 3. beam, electron beam, ray | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation. |
| ~ cathode ray | a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube. |
| ~ electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation | radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge. |
| ~ particle beam | a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules). |
| n. (phenomenon) | 4. beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light | a column of light (as from a beacon). |
| ~ heat ray | a ray that produces a thermal effect. |
| ~ high beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| ~ moon-ray, moon ray, moonbeam | a ray of moonlight. |
| ~ sunbeam, sunray | a ray of sunlight. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. beam | (nautical) breadth amidships. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ width, breadth | the extent of something from side to side. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. beam | the broad side of a ship.; "they sighted land on the port beam" |
| ~ side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. balance beam, beam | a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts. |
| ~ exerciser, gymnastic apparatus | sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises. |
| v. (body) | 8. beam | smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression. |
| ~ smile | change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure. |
| v. (weather) | 9. beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| ~ beat down | shine hard.; "The sun beat down on the hikers" |
| ~ beacon | shine like a beacon. |
| ~ glare | shine intensely.; "The sun glared down on us" |
| ~ flame, flare | shine with a sudden light.; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" |
| ~ outshine | shine brighter than.; "What star outshines the sun?" |
| ~ shimmer | shine with a weak or fitful light.; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight" |
| ~ flicker, flick | shine unsteadily.; "The candle flickered" |
| ~ blaze | shine brightly and intensively.; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" |
| ~ winkle, twinkle, scintillate | emit or reflect light in a flickering manner.; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" |
| ~ burn, glow | shine intensely, as if with heat.; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" |
| v. (communication) | 10. beam | express with a beaming face or smile.; "he beamed his approval" |
| ~ evince, express, show | give expression to.; "She showed her disappointment" |
| v. (communication) | 11. air, beam, broadcast, send, transmit | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.; "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
| ~ broadcast medium, broadcasting | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications. |
| ~ publicize, bare, publicise, air | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ satellite | broadcast or disseminate via satellite. |
| ~ sportscast | broadcast a sports event. |
| ~ telecast, televise | broadcast via television.; "The Royal wedding was televised" |
| ~ interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication. |
| ~ air | be broadcast.; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." |
| ~ rebroadcast, rerun | broadcast again, as of a film. |
| v. (perception) | 12. beam, glow, 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" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| v. (emotion) | 13. beam, glow, 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" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| blaze | | |
| n. (process) | 1. blaze, blazing | a strong flame that burns brightly.; "the blaze spread rapidly" |
| ~ flame, flaming, fire | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" |
| n. (event) | 2. blaze, hell | a cause of difficulty and suffering.; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" |
| ~ trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| n. (act) | 3. blaze, hell | noisy and unrestrained mischief.; "raising blazes" |
| ~ devilment, mischief, mischief-making, roguery, shenanigan, devilry, deviltry, roguishness, mischievousness, rascality | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. blaze, brilliance, glare | a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted.; "a glare of sunlight" |
| ~ brightness | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. blaze | a light-colored marking.; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| v. (weather) | 6. blaze | shine brightly and intensively.; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| v. (competition) | 7. blaze, blaze away | shoot rapidly and repeatedly.; "He blazed away at the men" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| v. (weather) | 8. blaze | burn brightly and intensely.; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| v. (motion) | 9. blaze, blaze out | move rapidly and as if blazing.; "The spaceship blazed out into space" |
| ~ take off, set forth, set off, start out, depart, part, set out, start | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| v. (communication) | 10. blaze | indicate by marking trees with blazes.; "blaze a trail" |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| flame | | |
| n. (process) | 1. fire, flame, flaming | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" |
| ~ blaze, blazing | a strong flame that burns brightly.; "the blaze spread rapidly" |
| ~ combustion, burning | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. |
| ~ flare | a sudden burst of flame. |
| ~ ignition | the process of initiating combustion or catching fire. |
| v. (weather) | 2. flame, flare | shine with a sudden light.; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| v. (weather) | 3. flame | be in flames or aflame.; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| v. (communication) | 4. flame | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium.; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| flare | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. flair, flare | a shape that spreads outward.; "the skirt had a wide flare" |
| ~ shape, form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" |
| n. (process) | 2. flare | a sudden burst of flame. |
| ~ flame, flaming, fire | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" |
| n. (communication) | 3. flare, flash | a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate. |
| ~ visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication. |
| ~ star shell | an artillery shell containing an illuminant. |
| ~ bengal light | a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework. |
| ~ very-light, very light | a colored flare fired from a Very pistol. |
| n. (state) | 4. flare | reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation. |
| ~ erythroderma | any skin disorder involving abnormal redness. |
| n. (state) | 5. flare | a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms.; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare" |
| ~ attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.; "an attack of diarrhea" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 6. flare, solar flare | a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference. |
| ~ solar radiation | radiation from the sun. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 7. flare | am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection). |
| ~ reflexion, reflection | the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface. |
| n. (communication) | 8. flare | a sudden outburst of emotion.; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage" |
| ~ ebullition, effusion, outburst, blowup, gush | an unrestrained expression of emotion. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. flare | a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ fuzee, fusee | a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains. |
| n. (act) | 10. flare, flare pass | a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines.; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss" |
| ~ aerial, forward pass | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer. |
| n. (act) | 11. flare | (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield. |
| ~ fly ball, fly | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| v. (weather) | 12. blaze up, burn up, flame up, flare | burn brightly.; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| v. (change) | 13. flare, flare out | become flared and widen, usually at one end.; "The bellbottom pants flare out" |
| ~ widen | become broader or wider or more extensive.; "The road widened" |
| v. (change) | 14. break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt | erupt or intensify suddenly.; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
| glow | | |
| n. (state) | 1. freshness, glow | an alert and refreshed state. |
| ~ good health, healthiness | the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. glow, luminescence | light from nonthermal sources. |
| ~ brightness level, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, brightness, light | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 3. glow, incandescence | the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| n. (feeling) | 4. glow | a feeling of considerable warmth.; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. glow | a steady even light without flames. |
| ~ sky glow | illumination of the night sky in urban areas. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 6. glow, glowing, radiance | the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. |
| ~ aureole, corona | the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| n. (attribute) | 7. gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency | an appearance of reflected light. |
| ~ effulgence, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, radiance | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. |
| v. (perception) | 8. glow | emit a steady even light without flames.; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" |
| ~ radiate | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.; "The sun is radiating" |
| ~ fluoresce | exhibit or undergo fluorescence. |
| ~ flush | glow or cause to glow with warm color or light.; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor" |
| v. (weather) | 9. burn, glow | shine intensely, as if with heat.; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| ~ gutter | burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker.; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" |
| v. (emotion) | 10. glow | be exuberant or high-spirited.; "Make the people's hearts glow" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
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