Xerophyllum asphodeloides, a plant producing spikes of white flowers.

Synonym of march to the beat of a different drum

(science fiction) Alternative form of pressor beam

(science fiction) A device that generates a beam that repels other objects; or the beam itself.

(science fiction) A device that emits an energy beam capable of pushing away other objects.

(UK, education) A primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.

The horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to enable alterations in the lower part.

(construction) A beam of considerable span, without central support; the tie beam of a truss. / (nautical) A beam that supports the side of a paddle box.

(idiomatic) A great, trendy, or perfectly suitable place

A beam one of whose sides (commonly the underside) swells out like the belly of a fish.