beam in WordNet English dictionary

1. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
   "We cannot air this X-rated song"
   air  send  broadcast  beam  transmit 
   
2. smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
   beam 
   
3. express with a beaming face or smile
   "he beamed his approval"
   beam 
   
4. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
   "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
   glow  beam  radiate  shine 
   
5. have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
   "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
   glow  beam  radiate  shine 
   
6. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
   "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
   shine  beam 
   

1. a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
   balance beam  beam 
   
2. long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
   beam 
   
3. the broad side of a ship
   "they sighted land on the port beam"
   beam 
   
4. (nautical) breadth amidships
   beam 
   
5. a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
   radio beam  beam 
   
6. a column of light (as from a beacon)
   beam  beam of light  light beam  ray  ray of light  shaft  shaft of light  irradiation 
   
7. a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
   beam  ray  electron beam