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hardbeam

Syllables: hard·beamUK/ˈhɑːdbiːm/US/ˈhɑɹdˌbim/

hardbeam noun: the common hornbeam or European hornbeam tree (Carpinus betulus).

Noun

hardbeam (countable and uncountable, plural hardbeams)

  1. (UK, archaic, countable, dialectal) The common hornbeam or European hornbeam tree (Carpinus betulus).
  2. (UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable) The wood of this tree.

Forms of hardbeam

pluralhardbeams

Origin of hardbeam

From hard (adjective) + beam (“only in compounds: tree”, noun).

Questions about hardbeam

What does hardbeam mean?
Hardbeam means the common hornbeam or European hornbeam tree (Carpinus betulus).
What part of speech is hardbeam?
Hardbeam is a noun.
How do you pronounce hardbeam?
Hardbeam is pronounced /ˈhɑːdbiːm/ (UK).
What is the plural of hardbeam?
The plural of hardbeam is hardbeams.

Words near hardbeam in the dictionary

  1. hardballer
  2. hardballers
  3. hardballing
  4. hardballs
  5. hardbass
  6. hardbeam
  7. hardbeams
  8. hardbill
  9. hardbills
  10. hardbitten
  11. hardboard

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