beam | Definition of beam

beam

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of beam

1 to emit rays of light

a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s

Synonyms of beam

radiate, ray, shine

Words Related to beam

blaze, burn, fire, flame, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, luminesce, sheen, shimmer

blink, coruscate, flare, flash, flicker, luster (or lustre), scintillate, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle

beat (down), glare

brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

Near Antonyms of beam

blacken, darken

lower (also lour)

2 to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward

my father beamed when I showed him my new car

Synonyms of beam

Words Related to beam

Near Antonyms of beam

frown, glare, gloom, glower, lower (also lour), scowl