Beam and Glance

Beam

Beam verb - To emit rays of light.

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Glance and beam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Glance" instead the word "Beam" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: beaming, beamed, beamy

Glance verb - To shoot forth bursts of light.

Usage example: diamonds glancing in the display case

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Beam and glance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beam" instead the word "Glance" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: glanced, glancing

long	long beam	long glance
matter	matter beam	matter glance
brief	brief beam	brief glance
short	short beam	short glance
Other adjectives: single, simple, sharp, final, wide, resulting.

A single glance at his castle tells you that whoever fired the giant beam of death aimed at God is living in his basement.

Source: Disc One Final Boss / Video Games
However, during the part where you rescue them, the boss is notably further away and the space children look VERY similar to the aliens at a glance, causing many players to accidentally shoot the children or fire the rescue beam at aliens.

Source: Video Game / Space Channel 5
The GINN from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, which at first glance is an unimpressive fighter with a machine gun and a plain sword, not even a beam saber.

Source: Lethal Joke Character

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