beam

beam

verb

Definition of BEAM

1

to emit rays of light <a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s>

Synonyms beam, radiate, ray

Related Words 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 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 beam, grin

Related Words laugh, simper; smirk, sneer

Near Antonyms grimace; frown, glare, gloom, glower, lower (also lour), scowl; pout, sulk