beam vs sunray

beam and sunray both are nouns.

beam is a verb but sunray is not a verb.

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

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

beam: a column of light (as from a beacon)
sunray: a ray of sunlight

Other hyponyms of beam include heat ray, high beam, moon-ray, moon ray, moonbeam, sunbeam, laser beam, low beam.

beam (noun)	sunray (noun)
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction	a ray of sunlight
a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts	a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
the broad side of a ship	herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
(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)	sunray (verb)
smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
express with a beaming face or smile
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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