a long thick straight-sided piece of wood, metal, concrete, etc, esp one used as a horizontal structural member

any rigid member or structure that is loaded transversely

the breadth of a ship or boat taken at its widest part, usually amidships

a ray or column of light, as from a beacon

a broad smile

one of the two cylindrical rollers on a loom, one of which holds the warp threads before weaving, the other the finished work

the main stem of a deer's antler from which the smaller branches grow

the central shaft of a plough to which all the main parts are attached

a narrow unidirectional flow of electromagnetic radiation or particles

the horizontal centrally pivoted bar in a balance

the width of the hips (esp in the phrase broad in the beam)

to send out or radiate (rays of light)

to divert or aim (a radio signal or broadcast, light, etc) in a certain direction

to pass (data, esp business card details, etc) from one handheld computer to anotherby means of infrared beams

to smile broadly with pleasure or satisfaction