Hypernyms for "beam"
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balk
baulk
beacon
beat down
blaze
box beam
box girder
burn
cantilever
cathode ray
crossbeam
crosspiece
flame
flare
flick
flicker
girder
glare
glow
header
heat ray
high beam
interrogate
joist
keel
keelson
laser beam
lintel
low beam
moon ray
moonbeam
moon-ray
outshine
particle beam
rafter
rebroadcast
rerun
rider plate
ridge
ridgepole
rooftree
satellite
scintillate
shimmer
shore
shoring
sportscast
sunbeam
sunray
telecast
televise
tie
tie beam
timber
trave
traverse
twinkle
winkle
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.