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beamwork

beamwork noun: a structure made of beams, as in the roof of a building.

Noun

beamwork (countable and uncountable, plural beamworks)

  1. A structure made of beams, as in the roof of a building.
  2. (uncountable) A gymnastic performance on the balance beam.
  3. (historical) A tin working where the lode was followed by digging down from the surface.

Forms of beamwork

pluralbeamworks

Origin of beamwork

beam + -work

Questions about beamwork

What does beamwork mean?
Beamwork means a structure made of beams, as in the roof of a building.
What part of speech is beamwork?
Beamwork is a noun.
What is the plural of beamwork?
The plural of beamwork is beamworks.

Words near beamwork in the dictionary

  1. beamwalked
  2. beamwalking
  3. beamwalks
  4. beamwidth
  5. beamwidths
  6. beamwork
  7. beamworks
  8. beamy
  9. bean
  10. bean aphid
  11. bean aphids

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