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Beetles

noun
Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.nounA small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011)
2.nounAny of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
3.nounA game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
4.verbTo move away quickly, to scurry away.
"He beetled off on his vacation."
5.verbTo loom over; to extend or jut.
"The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof."
6.nounA type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
7.nounA machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.
8.verbTo beat with a heavy mallet.
9.verbTo finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
"to beetle cotton goods"

Synonyms

Bugbugoverhangprotrusiveambrosiaasiansbuggersbugscarabidchrysomelidcockroachescoleoptera

Rhymes With

beatlesbuckwheat hullssweet hills
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