Clues for the word "BEAM"
We've had 196 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 416 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on May 15, 2026.
Definition of beam
- n. - Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- n. - One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship.
- n. - The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another.
- n. - The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
- n. - The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches.
- n. - The pole of a carriage.
- n. - A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
- n. - The straight part or shank of an anchor.
- n. - The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
- n. - A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam.
- n. - A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
- n. - Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
- n. - One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.
- v. t. - To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.
- v. i. - To emit beams of light.
Referring Clues
- Smile
- Jim at the bar
- Flashlight's projection
- Laser output
- Gymnast's perch
- Skyscraper support
- It may be high or low on a car
- Bit of moonlight
- Smile broadly
- Smile widely
- Gymnast's place
- Laser light
- Show pleasure
- Radiant look
- Grin from ear to ear
- Ceiling support
- It travels at the speed of light
- Smile proudly
- Show one's teeth?
- Show pride, in a way
- Gymnastics apparatus, for short
- Bit of moonshine
- Light from a headlight
- Smile from ear to ear
- Look elated
- Rafter
- "___ me up, Scotty"
- Put on a happy face
- Transport up to the Enterprise
- Ray of light
- Laser path
- Light up
- Roof support
- Flashlight emission
- Joist, e.g.
- Sun ray
- Roofing timber
- Show elation
- Smile ear to ear
- Show glee
- Balance ___
- Smile big
- Headlight light
- House support
- Ceiling timber
- Look radiant
- Smile ear-to-ear
- Exude joy, in a way
- Balance apparatus
- Smile radiantly
- Balancing bar
- Display happiness, in a way
- Jim in a bottle
- Appear elated
- Ray, as of sunlight
- Bit of light
- Show of pride
- Cantilever, e.g.
- Balance ___
- Broadcast
- Barn-raising piece
- Gaze, as a proud parent
- Ray
- I or T follower
- Building support
- Ray of sunshine
- Roof supporter
- Shaft of light
- Construction piece
- Construction timber
- Con-struction piece
- Broad smile
- Appear thrilled
- Sunlight unit
- Horizontal support
- Ray of sun
- Light element
- Grin broadly
- Send, "Star Trek"-style
- Bit of sunshine
- "___ me up, Scotty!"
- Gymnast's concern
- Grin widely
- Ship's keel, e.g.
- Laser emission
- Thick piece of timber
- Flashlight light
- Support piece
- Smile with joy
- Long timber
- Laser ___
- Searchlight element
- Equipment for balancing
- Orson ___
- Sunshine unit
- It supports one's balance?
- Joist or lintel
- Show pride
- Horizontal support piece
- Ray of sunlight
- Betray bliss
- Grin from ear-to-ear
- Radiate
- 4x4, e.g.
- Smile and then some
- Gymnastics event, informally
- Look ecstatic
- Shine
- Lighthouse emission
- Word with sun or moon
- Gymnast's balancing equipment
- Gymnastics prop
- Wide smile gives support
- Ray's joyful expression?
- Balancing equipment
- Support
- "___ made up, Scotty"
- See 29
- Sunny smile?
- Horizontal structural member
- A wooden smile?
- Ray - large piece of wood
- See 10
- Ray - side
- Wide grin
- Light showing on the dial?
- Some light, or heavy, supporting structure
- Ray of light - structural piece of wood
- Piece of wood - light
- Light support
- Piece of timber - shaft of light
- Smile brightly - supporting timber
- Timber - ray
- Supporting piece of wood - shaft of light
- Ray's biblical eye trouble
- See 22
- Smile broadly, accepting a medal
- Light wood?
- Radiate support
- Supporting structure
- Wooden support for the shaft
- See 3
- For summer, a drop of golden sun?
- Wooden smile?
- Smile with pride
- Some light or heavy timber
- Heavy piece of wood, though it could be light
- Smile offers support
- Smile offering support
- Supporter's smile
- Light from a flashlight
- Laser pointer's output
- Flash a smile
- Gymnast's balancer?
- Headlight
- Flashlight output
- Wooden rafter
- Light ray
- Be visibly elated
- It may be exposed
- Radiant smile
- Searchlight output
- Ray's joyful expression?
- Bit of sunlight
- Word with H or I
- Gymnast's bar
- Structural support
- All-around event, along with floor, vault and bars
- Where Biles balances
- "Balance" pole
- Roofing support
- Laser ray
- Narrow laser light
- A supportive smile?
- A wooden smile?
- Gymnastics event
- One of many used to build a skyscraper
- Joist
- Laser pointer output
- Lighthouse output
- Big smile
- Smile ... or shine
- Grin very widely
- Grin with a glow
- Balance ___: gymnastics event
- Balancing gymnastics event, for short
- Radiate happiness
- Flashlight's output
- Cantilever, sometimes
- Gymnastics apparatus
- Girder
- Grin
- Radiate pride
- Smile joyously
- More than just smile
- Equipment for a gymnast
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - May 15, 2026
- Mirror Daily - April 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 08, 2026
- New York Times - March 10, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 27, 2026
- LA Times - February 13, 2026
- New York Times - February 11, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - February 08, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 08, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 05, 2026
- New York Times - January 30, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 30, 2026
- LA Times - December 23, 2025
- LA Times - December 04, 2025
- New York Times - December 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 19, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 05, 2025
- Daily American - September 07, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - June 15, 2025
- Daily American - May 17, 2025
- LA Times - April 13, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 11, 2025
- New York Times - March 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - March 16, 2025
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