Collocations for "beams"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "beams" in context.
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beam
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- a beam of [light, energy, radiation] (from)
- [focus, shine, shoot, point] a beam of [light] at
- [focus] a [light, laser] beam at
- [blinded, put off, harmed] by a laser beam
- detect an [infrared, ultraviolet] beam
- focused like a laser beam
- turned on the [fog, full] beams
- supported using [steel, wooden] beams
- using steel I-beams
- duck under a low beam
- supported by a single beam
- using [external, internal] beams
- The beam had [rotted, become damp].
- walk across the balance beam
- compete in the balance beam
- The balance beam is her event.
- fall off the balance beam
- [win, participate in] the balance beam [event, competition]
- a [perfect, great, clumsy] dismount from the beam
- he was beaming at her
- she was (just) beaming
- she was beaming with [pride, joy, excitement]
- beam a [satellite, radio, TV] signal
- the [light, flashlight, headlights] beamed
- the [light] beamed into [his face, his eyes, the room]
- the [light] beamed through the [darkness, night]
- beamed the [light] [into, at, over]
- beamed her up (to the ship)
- a particle-beam accelerator
'beams' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):