Usually means: Ends of a ship's beams.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions
We found 15 dictionaries that define the word beam-ends:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. beam-ends: Merriam-Webster
  2. beam-ends: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. beam-ends, beam-ends: Collins English Dictionary
  4. beam-ends: Vocabulary.com
  5. beam-ends: Wordnik
  6. beam-ends: Wiktionary
  7. beam-ends: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. beam-ends: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. beam-ends: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. beam-ends: Dictionary.com
  11. beam-ends: Rhymezone
  12. beam-ends: FreeDictionary.org
  13. beam-ends: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. beam-ends: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. beam-ends: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (beam-ends)

▸ noun:  (nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship.

Similar:
beam, crossbeam, beak, bitt-heads, fender beam, lace piece, term, forebeam, bitts, bitter end, more...

Opposite:
keel, hull, bottom

Phrases:
on her beam-ends, more...

▸ Words similar to beam-ends

▸ Usage examples for beam-ends

▸ Idioms related to beam-ends

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing beam-ends

▸ Words that often appear near beam-ends

▸ Rhymes of beam-ends

▸ Invented words related to beam-ends

Similar:
beam, crossbeam, beak, bitt-heads, fender beam, lace piece, term, forebeam, bitts, bitter end, more...

Opposite:
keel, hull, bottom

Phrases:
on her beam-ends, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "beam-ends" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux