beams (verb)
1hang — verb ADVERB ▪ limply, loosely ▪ He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him. ▪ uselessly ▪ Her injured arm hung uselessly at her side. ▪ upside …
2prop up — verb support by placing against something solid or rigid (Freq. 2) shore and buttress an old building • Syn: ↑prop, ↑shore up, ↑shore • Derivationally related forms: ↑shore (for: ↑ …
3burn — verb 1) the shed was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smolder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, se …
4dispread — verb spread abroad or out The sun dispread its beams • Hypernyms: ↑expand, ↑spread out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
5outcouple — verb To remove the coupling between two interacting beams of laser light …
6fall down — verb a) To fall to the ground. Ring a ring o roses, / A pocketful of posies. / A tishoo! A tishoo! / We all fall down. mdash; traditional nursery rhyme (UK version) b) To collapse. The beams supporting the roof had rotted, causing the entire… …
7devour — verb (T) 1 to eat something quickly because you are very hungry: The boys devoured their pancakes with great joy. 2 to read something quickly and eagerly: Joseph devoured the contents of the book avidly. 3 be devoured by to be filled with a… …
8irradiate — verb (T) 1 technical to treat someone or something with xrays or similar beams: The tomatoes are irradiated to make them stay fresh longer. 2 literary to make something look bright by shining light onto it irradiation /I reIdi eISFn/ noun (U) …
9Laser — For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). United States Air Force laser experiment …
10beam — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ray of light ADJECTIVE ▪ light ▪ bright, intense, powerful ▪ narrow, thin ▪ flashlight …
