Bar and Beam

Bar

Bar noun - A straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide.
Usage example: all of the prison's windows are partially covered with steel bars

Beam is a synonym for bar in rod topic. In some cases you can use "Beam" instead a noun "Bar".

Nearby Word: barroom

Beam

Beam noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.

Bar is a synonym for beam in flash topic. You can use "Bar" instead a noun "Beam", if it concerns topics such as ray, ray of light.

Nearby Words: beaming, beamed, beamy

How words are described

full full bar full beam
long long bar long beam
similar similar bar similar beam
normal normal bar normal beam
Other adjectives: solid, alien, standard, green, straight, single, small, actual, massive, large, huge, blue, horizontal, white, thin, new, final, yellow, giant, red, invisible.

Common collocations

member bar member beam member
size bar size beam size
music bar music beam music
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