beam vs glare

beam and glare both are nouns.

beam and glare both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beam	Yes	No	Yes	No
glare	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, glare is a hyponym of beam; that is, glare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beam:

beam: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
glare: shine intensely

Other hyponyms of beam include beat down, beacon, flame, flare, outshine, shimmer, flick, flicker, blaze, scintillate, twinkle, winkle, burn, glow.

beam (noun)	glare (noun)
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction	an angry stare
a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts	a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
the broad side of a ship	a focus of public attention
(nautical) breadth amidships
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
a column of light (as from a beacon)
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

beam (verb)	glare (verb)
smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression	look at with a fixed gaze
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television	shine intensely
express with a beaming face or smile	be sharply reflected
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

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