BEAM

4 letters 8 Scrabble points /biːm/

Definition of BEAM

noun

  1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

  2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.

  3. The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam)

    "This ship has more beam than that one."

    Synonyms: breadth
Related words: beam feather breadth walking beam working beam
verb

  1. To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.

    "to beam forth light"

  2. To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.

  3. To furnish or supply with beams

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters B E A M
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of BEAM

Words that use the same letters:

AMBE BEMA MABE

Words Containing "BEAM"

ABEAM BEAMAGE BEAMAN BEAMBIRD BEAMED BEAMER BEAMERS BEAMFILLING BEAMFUL BEAMHOUSE BEAMY BEAMIER BEAMIEST BEAMILY BEAMINESS BEAMING BEAMINGLY BEAMISH BEAMISHLY BEAMLESS

Words Starting with "BEAM"

BEAMAGE BEAMAN BEAMBIRD BEAMED BEAMER BEAMERS BEAMFILLING BEAMFUL BEAMHOUSE BEAMY BEAMIER BEAMIEST BEAMILY BEAMINESS BEAMING BEAMINGLY BEAMISH BEAMISHLY BEAMLESS BEAMLET

Words Ending with "BEAM"

ABEAM BREASTBEAM CANDLEBEAM CROSSBEAM DAYBEAM DEWBEAM DRAWBEAM EYEBEAM EMBEAM HARDBEAM HORNBEAM MICROBEAM MOONBEAM OUTBEAM QUICKBEAM QUICKENBEAM SEMIBEAM SUNBEAM UNDERBEAM WEIGHBEAM