Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A gymnast proficient with or specializing in the balance beam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A ball, presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does not bounce, but reaches the batsman above the waist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A projector.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: chiefly non-native speakers' English
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noun
A device that projects or transmits matter, information, or energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
A big smile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Beamer (“BMW”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Synonyms: beemer, bimmer, BMW
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noun
A BMW car or motorcycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
An employee of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English beamer From beam (“balance beam”) + -er.
From beam (“project, transmit”) + -er (agent noun suffix), or, for the ball, + -er (patient suffix).
Clipping of BMW + -er.
Clipping of BMW or IBM + -er.
