Definitions
smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
Word origin
From Middle English beem, from Old English bēam (“tree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam, splint, post, stock, rafter, piece of wood”), from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz (“tree, beam, balk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to grow, swell”).
Used in a sentence
“The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, / And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound.”
“Lucie opened the door: and what do you think there was inside the hill?—a nice clean kitchen with a flagged floor and wooden beams—just like any other farm kitchen.”
“This ship has more beam than that one.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues
01“Balance-bar support”4 letters
02“Flashlight ray”4 letters
03“Heavy ceiling support”4 letters
04“Ray or support”4 letters
05“Smile broadly”4 letters
06“Structural support”4 letters
07“Support across a ceiling”4 letters
08“Support in a ceiling”4 letters
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