Definitions for beam-ends

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Spelling: [beem-endz]

IPA: /ˈbimˌɛndz/

Beam-Ends is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 345 anagrams from letters in beam-ends (-abdeemns).

Definitions for beam-ends

Idioms

1. on her beam-ends, Nautical. heeled so far on one side that the deck is practically vertical:
2. on one's / the beam-ends, Slang. in desperate straits, especially financial straits. Also, on the beam's ends.

plural noun

1. Nautical. the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel.

Origin of beam-ends

First recorded in 1765-75

Examples for beam-ends

Over went the schooner, till she lay helplessly on her beam-ends.

Jack Lawrence was always ready to show the way when we were on our beam-ends.

Crewe picked him up at Monte Carlo, when he was on his beam-ends.

They could see that the wreck was a small vessel on her beam-ends.

Why, sir, just to report one flag struck, and a commander-in-chief on his beam-ends.

To turn her side to the wind would have insured her being thrown on her beam-ends.

I sprang on deck, and found that a squall had thrown the vessel on her beam-ends.

Hove so completely over the beam-ends that the keel is above the water.

Two other vessels had been driven higher on shore, but lay on their beam-ends.

But there were no masts now to hold the wind, so she stood up on her beam-ends.