Beam
Light
Light noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.
Usage example: he read poetry to her by the light of the moon
Beam is a synonym for light in glow topic. Sometimes you can use "Beam" instead the word "Light" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as ray of moonlight.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| pure | pure beam | pure light |
| similar | similar beam | similar light |
| normal | normal beam | normal light |
| green | green beam | green light |
| Other adjectives: single, visible, small, bright, strong, powerful, constant, big, intense, huge, blue, white, holy, new, glowing, falling, yellow, golden, pink, red, electric, purple, reflected. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Also: Prince Lightstar (light/beam powers), his sister Talyn (flight), and their brother Grimskull (looks like a zombie; can travel through shadows).
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While his eyes do light up when using a charged beam or nuclear pulse attack, the glow is white.
Source: Fanfic / The Bridge -
Future Spa has a man performing weightlifting repetitions using a beam of orange light instead of a weight bar.
Source: Hard Light
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