n. 25B6; noun
an oak beam : JOIST, lintel, rafter, purlin; spar, girder, baulk, timber, plank; support, strut; scantling, transom, stringer.
a beam of light coming from the window : RAY, shaft, stream, streak, pencil, finger; flash, gleam, glow, glimmer, glint, flare.
the beam on her face : GRIN, smile, happy expression, bright look.
frown.
25B6; verb
the signal is beamed out : BROADCAST, transmit, relay, send/put out, disseminate; direct, aim.
the sun beamed down : SHINE, radiate, give off light, glare, gleam.
he beamed broadly : GRIN, smile, smirk; informal be all smiles.
frown.
25A0; off beam (informal) MISTAKEN, incorrect, inaccurate, wrong, erroneous, off target, out, on the wrong track, wide of the mark, awry.
25A0; on the beam (informal) CORRECT, right, accurate, true, on the straight and narrow, on the right track, on the right lines; informal on the money, on the mark; Brit. informal spot on.