beam vs finger

beam

noun
  • One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk. 

  • A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value. 

  • 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). 

  • One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones. 

  • The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. 

  • The direction across a vessel, perpendicular to fore-and-aft. 

  • Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. 

  • The pole of a carriage or chariot. 

  • A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • The principal stem of the antler of a deer. 

  • The straight part or shank of an anchor. 

  • A ray; a gleam. 

  • An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To put (something) on a beam. 

  • To smile broadly or especially cheerfully. 

  • To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate. 

  • To stretch something (for example, an animal hide) on a beam. 

  • To furnish or supply with beams. 

  • To give the appearance of beams to. 

  • To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism. 

  • To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation. 

  • To transmit, especially by direct wireless means such as infrared. 

finger

noun
  • One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers. 

  • The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting. 

  • One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae). 

  • A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm). 

  • An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it. 

  • That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion. 

  • Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing. 

  • A part of a glove intended to cover a finger. 

  • Finger-shaped pieces of food. 

  • Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport. 

  • A person. 

  • An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup. 

  • A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger. 

  • The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw. 

  • Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals 

  • Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand. 

  • Something similar in shape to the human finger 

  • A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime. 

  • Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses. 

  • An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards. 

  • The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade. 

  • A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb. 

  • The act of fingering, inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure. 

  • Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components. 

  • A leaf in a finger tree data structure. 

  • Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body 

  • Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm). 

  • Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket. 

verb
  • To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang. 

  • To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument. 

  • To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers. 

  • To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in. 

  • To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages. 

  • To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol. 

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