A trellis or archway supporting climbing plants; SYN. arbour, bower, pergola. Main shaft or beam; spindle or axle (of wheel).
1. A spindle or axle of a wheel
2. A main shaft or beam
3. A shaft on which a revolving cutting tool is mounted
4. A spindle on a cutting machine that holds the work to be cut

ETYM AS. balca beam, ridge; akin to Icel. bâlkr partition, bjâlki beam, OS. balko, German balken; cf. Gael. balc ridge of earth between two furrows. Related to Balcony, Balk, Bulk.
(Baseball) An illegal pitching motion while runners are on base.

chiefly British variant of BALK.

ETYM AS. beám beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. bâm tree, OS. bôm, Dutch boom, Old High Germ. boum, poum, German baum, Icel. bathmr, Goth. bagms and Greek phyma a growth, phynai to become, to be.
1. A column of light (as from a beacon); SYN. beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light.
2. A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation.
3. Breadth amidships.
4. Long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction.
A configuration of radiated energy characterized by rays that are sharply directional and parallel. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. giste, Old Fren. giste, French gîte, from gesir to lie, French gésir. Related to Gist.
Used to support floors or roofs.
Beam supporting boards of a floor or laths of a ceiling.

(Homonym: timbre).
1. A beam made of wood.
2. A post made of wood.
Wood used in construction, furniture, and paper pulp. Hardwoods include tropical mahogany, teak, ebony, rosewood, temperate oak, elm, beech, and eucalyptus. All except eucalyptus are slow-growing, and world supplies are near exhaustion. Softwoods comprise the conifers (pine, fir, spruce, and larch), which are quick to grow and easy to work but inferior in quality of grain. White woods include ash, birch, and cottonwood; all have light-colored timber, are fast-growing, and can be used through modern methods as veneers on cheaper timber. + prikaži više