beetle
n. small insect; hammer, maul v. go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a beetle adj. overhanging; projecting, bulging | ||||
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Beetle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Beetle
(v. t.)
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
(v. t.)
To beat with a heavy mallet.
(v. t.)
Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.
(v. t.)
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
(v. t.)
A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
(v. i.)
To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
(v. t.)
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
(v. t.)
To beat with a heavy mallet.
(v. t.)
Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.
(v. t.)
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
(v. t.)
A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
(v. i.)
To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
| WordNet 2.0 |
beetle
Noun
1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
(hypernym) insect
(hyponym) tiger beetle
(member-holonym) Coleoptera, order Coleoptera
2. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
(synonym) mallet
(hypernym) hammer
(hyponym) carpenter's mallet
Verb
1. be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
(synonym) overhang
(hypernym) hang
2. fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
3. beat with a beetle
(hypernym) beat
(derivation) mallet
Adjective
1. jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
(synonym) beetling
(similar) protrusive
Noun
1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
(hypernym) insect
(hyponym) tiger beetle
(member-holonym) Coleoptera, order Coleoptera
2. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
(synonym) mallet
(hypernym) hammer
(hyponym) carpenter's mallet
Verb
1. be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
(synonym) overhang
(hypernym) hang
2. fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
3. beat with a beetle
(hypernym) beat
(derivation) mallet
Adjective
1. jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
(synonym) beetling
(similar) protrusive
| The Phrase Finder |
Beetle browed
Meaning
With a furrowed brow or worried expression.
Origin
Beetles have prominent head casings that give the appearance of a prominent forehead.
Meaning
With a furrowed brow or worried expression.
Origin
Beetles have prominent head casings that give the appearance of a prominent forehead.
| Australian Slang |
Beetle
Volkswagen car of the first type produced (so called due to its shape)
Volkswagen car of the first type produced (so called due to its shape)
Beetle along
move swiftly; leave quickly
Beetle off
move swiftly; leave quickly
| Shakespeare Words |
BEETLE
a mallet
a mallet
BEETLE (1)
a kind of mallet.
BEETLE (2)
overhang threateningly.
| English Slang Dictionary v1.2 |
beetle
to hurry about:"I'm just spent 2 hours beetling around the shopping precinct looking for a gift for Mick"
to hurry about:"I'm just spent 2 hours beetling around the shopping precinct looking for a gift for Mick"
| hEnglish - advanced version |
beetle
beetle
\bee"tle\ (bē"t'l), n. [oe. betel, as. bītl, b&?;tl, mallet, hammer, fr. be?tan to beat. see beat, v. t.]
1. a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
2. a machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
beetle
\bee"tle\ (bē"t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. beetled (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. beetling.] 1. to beat with a heavy mallet.
2. to finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
beetle
\bee"tle\, n. [oe. bityl, bittle, as. bītel, fr. bītan to bite. see bite, v. t.] any insect of the order coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. see coleoptera.
beetle
mite (zo?l.), one of many species of mites, of the family oribatid?, parasitic on beetles.
similar words(80)
asparagus beetle
gold beetle
meal beetle
rhinoceros beetle
fire beetle
harlequin beetle
blind beetle
hercules` beetle
goldsmith beetle
vine beetle
water beetle
lily beetle
snapping beetle
elephant beetle
diamond beetle
flower beetle
pill beetle
colorado beetle
sun beetle
tree beetle
tortoise beetle
museum beetle
lamellicorn beetle
soldier beetle
whirligig beetle
black beetle
goliath beetle
melon beetle
golden beetle
elm beetle
thunderbolt beetle
spring beetle
carpet beetle
watchman beetle
deathwatch beetle
mimic beetle
blister beetle
long-horned beetle
leaf beetle
beetle-headed
helmet beetle
cucumber beetle
colorado potato beetle
searcher beetle
tiger beetle
beetle-browed
bark beetle
rove beetle
diving beetle
darkling groung beetle
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beetle
\bee"tle\ (bē"t'l), n. [oe. betel, as. bītl, b&?;tl, mallet, hammer, fr. be?tan to beat. see beat, v. t.]
1. a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
2. a machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
beetle
\bee"tle\ (bē"t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. beetled (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. beetling.] 1. to beat with a heavy mallet.
2. to finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
beetle
\bee"tle\, n. [oe. bityl, bittle, as. bītel, fr. bītan to bite. see bite, v. t.] any insect of the order coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. see coleoptera.
beetle
mite (zo?l.), one of many species of mites, of the family oribatid?, parasitic on beetles.
similar words(80)
asparagus beetle
gold beetle
meal beetle
rhinoceros beetle
fire beetle
harlequin beetle
blind beetle
hercules` beetle
goldsmith beetle
vine beetle
water beetle
lily beetle
snapping beetle
elephant beetle
diamond beetle
flower beetle
pill beetle
colorado beetle
sun beetle
tree beetle
tortoise beetle
museum beetle
lamellicorn beetle
soldier beetle
whirligig beetle
black beetle
goliath beetle
melon beetle
golden beetle
elm beetle
thunderbolt beetle
spring beetle
carpet beetle
watchman beetle
deathwatch beetle
mimic beetle
blister beetle
long-horned beetle
leaf beetle
beetle-headed
helmet beetle
cucumber beetle
colorado potato beetle
searcher beetle
tiger beetle
beetle-browed
bark beetle
rove beetle
diving beetle
darkling groung beetle
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@@beetle
bacon beetle
longicorn beetle
timber beetle
snap beetle
wheat beetle
locust beetle
beetle brow
rose beetle
carrion beetle
whirlwig beetle
may beetle
ground beetle
click beetle
bombardier beetle
oil beetle
beetle mite
potato beetle
cabbage beetle
burying beetle
stag beetle
lady beetle
tapestry beetle
bee beetle
musk beetle
ladybird beetle
ladder beetle
horse beetle
capricorn beetle
june beetle
ambrosia beetle
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
beetle
ciaróg f., daol m., priompallán
prov., One beetle recognizes another beetle: Aithníonn cíaróg cíaróg eile
ciaróg f., daol m., priompallán
prov., One beetle recognizes another beetle: Aithníonn cíaróg cíaróg eile
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Chwil
Chwil = n. a beetle, a chafer, a. whirling, reeling
Chwil = n. a beetle, a chafer, a. whirling, reeling
Chwilen
Chwilen = n. a beetle, a chafer
Golchbren
Golchbren = n. wash beetle
Gordd
Gordd = n. an impetus; a mallet; a beetle; a churn staff, a. impetuous,
Gysb
Gysb = n. staggers; black beetle
Beetle Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Beetle
(Heb. hargol, meaning "leaper"). Mention of it is made only in Lev. 11:22, where it is obvious the word cannot mean properly the beetle. It denotes some winged creeper with at least four feet, "which has legs above its feet, to leap withal." The description plainly points to the locust (q.v.). This has been an article of food from the earliest times in the East to the present day. The word is rendered "cricket" in the Revised Version.
(Heb. hargol, meaning "leaper"). Mention of it is made only in Lev. 11:22, where it is obvious the word cannot mean properly the beetle. It denotes some winged creeper with at least four feet, "which has legs above its feet, to leap withal." The description plainly points to the locust (q.v.). This has been an article of food from the earliest times in the East to the present day. The word is rendered "cricket" in the Revised Version.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Beetle
See: Locust
See: Locust
Beetle Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Beetle
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sark
Beetle Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection |
Beetle
Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera. Beetles have biting mouthparts. Their forewings are modified to form a strong covering that protects the underlying membranous hind wings when at rest.
Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera. Beetles have biting mouthparts. Their forewings are modified to form a strong covering that protects the underlying membranous hind wings when at rest.
Beetle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Beetle
Coleoptera redirects here. For the aircraft, see coleopter.
Beetles make up the most species of insects. The order Coleoptera, means "sheathed wing", and contains more described species in it than in any other order in the animal kingdom. Forty percent of all described insect species are beetles (about 350,000 species), and new species are frequently discovered. Estimates put the total number of species, described and undescribed, at between 5 and 8 million.
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