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beam vs ridge

ridge vs beam

beam and ridge both are nouns.

beam and ridge both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beam Yes No Yes No
ridge Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ridge is a hyponym of beam; that is, ridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beam:
  • beam: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
  • ridge: a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
Other hyponyms of beam include box beam, box girder, cantilever, girder, header, header, lintel, joist, keel, keelson, balk, baulk, rafter, rider plate, ridgepole, rooftree, shore, shoring, tie, tie beam, timber, crossbeam, crosspiece, trave, traverse, side sill, solebar, spreader beam.
beam (noun) ridge (noun)
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
the broad side of a ship a long narrow natural elevation or striation
(nautical) breadth amidships a long narrow range of hills
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
a column of light (as from a beacon) any long raised strip
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
beam (verb) ridge (verb)
smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression form into a ridge
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television spade into alternate ridges and troughs
express with a beaming face or smile throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink extend in ridges
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
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