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n Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
n (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel
n The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
n The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
n (textiles) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
n The central bar 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.
n A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body
n (figuratively) A ray; a gleam
n (music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
n An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
v (transitive) To furnish or supply with beams; give the appearance of beams to.
v (transitive|currying) To stretch on a beam, as a hide.
v (transitive|weaving) To put on a beam, as a chain or web.