noun. In weaving, a person whose business it is to put warps on the beam.

noun. Same as beaming-machine.

noun. A ball, presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does not bounce, but passes the batsman at head height.

noun. A device that can project an image through a lens onto a screen with light from a DVD player, television or video recorder.

noun. A BMW.

"It was as if the beamer were a vacuum, suck-ing up ever more delirious dancers from the depths below."