[
  {
    "word": "beam",
    "phonetic": "/bi\u02d0m/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/bi\u02d0m/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/beam-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1318144",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid \u2014 supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam)",
            "synonyms": [
              "breadth"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "This ship has more beam than that one."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The principal stem of the antler of a deer.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The pole of a carriage or chariot.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The straight part or shank of an anchor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.",
            "synonyms": [
              "walking beam",
              "working beam"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a beam of energy"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A ray; a gleam.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a beam of hope, or of comfort"
          },
          {
            "definition": "One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.",
            "synonyms": [
              "beam feather"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "beam feather",
          "breadth",
          "walking beam",
          "working beam"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to beam forth light"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To furnish or supply with beams",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To give the appearance of beams to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(currying) To stretch something (for example an animal hide) on a beam.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To put (something) on a beam",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beam"
    ]
  }
]