Meaning & use
Beams
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Long, sturdy pieces of wood, metal, or concrete used as horizontal structural supports; or rays or shafts of light.
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Heavy oak beams supported the barn's roof for over a century.
Beams of morning sunlight streamed through the kitchen window.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "beams" also describes someone smiling broadly, as in "she beams with pride."
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Smiles radiantly or broadly, often out of pride or happiness.
He beams every time his daughter mentions her new job.
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