I.
noun
1 ray of light
ADJECTIVE
▪ light
▪ bright , intense , powerful
▪ narrow , thin
▪ flashlight ( AmE ), searchlight , torch ( BrE )
▪ electron , infrared , laser , X-ray
▪ full ( BrE ), high ( AmE )
▪
a car with its headlights on full ~
▪
a car with its high ~s on
▪ dipped ( BrE ), low ( AmE )
VERB + BEAM
▪ emit , fire , shoot
▪ direct , focus , point , send , shine
▪
They focus a high-powered X-ray ~ on the affected area.
▪ deflect , reflect
▪ catch sb/sth in
▪
He was suddenly caught in the full ~ of a searchlight.
BEAM + VERB
▪ shine
▪ illuminate sth , light sth up
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
the ~ from the lighthouse
▪ ~ of
▪
A ~ of sunlight shone in through the window.
2 long piece of wood/metal
ADJECTIVE
▪ timber ( esp. BrE ), wooden
▪ oak
▪ iron , metal , steel
▪ old , original ( esp. BrE )
▪
a cottage with original ~s and a thatched roof
▪ exposed
▪
an old house with exposed oak ~s
▪ horizontal , vertical
BEAM + VERB
▪ support sth
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ broadly
▪
He ~ed broadly at them, clearly very pleased to see them.
▪ positively
▪
She positively ~ed with satisfaction.
▪ brightly , happily , proudly
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
She ~ed happily at Maxim.
▪ with
▪
His face ~ed with pleasure.
Beam is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ face , ↑ sun