beetle

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noun (1)

bee·tle ˈbē-tᵊl How to pronounce beetle (audio)

: any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest

: any of various insects resembling a beetle

beetle

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verb (1)

beetled; beetling ˈbē-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce beetle (audio)

intransitive verb

: to scurry like a beetle

editors beetled around the office

beetle

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noun (2)

: a heavy wooden hammering or ramming instrument

: a wooden pestle or bat for domestic tasks

beetle

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adjective

: being prominent and overhanging

beetle brows

beetle

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verb (2)

beetled; beetling ˈbē-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce beetle (audio)

intransitive verb

: project, jut

to scale the beetling crags

R. L. Stevenson

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bītan to bite

Noun (2)

Middle English betel, from Old English bīetel; akin to Old English bēatan to beat

Adjective

Middle English bitel-browed having overhanging brows, probably from betylle, bitel beetle

Verb (2)

verbal derivative of beetle entry 4

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

circa 1919, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1602, in the meaning defined above

单词	beetles
释义	beetle 1 of 5 noun (1) bee·tle ˈbē-tᵊl 1 : any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest 2 : any of various insects resembling a beetle beetle 2 of 5 verb (1) beetled; beetling ˈbē-tᵊl-iŋ intransitive verb : to scurry like a beetle editors beetled around the office beetle 3 of 5 noun (2) 1 : a heavy wooden hammering or ramming instrument 2 : a wooden pestle or bat for domestic tasks beetle 4 of 5 adjective : being prominent and overhanging beetle brows beetle 5 of 5 verb (2) beetled; beetling ˈbē-tᵊl-iŋ intransitive verb : project, jut to scale the beetling crags R. L. Stevenson Synonyms Verb (2) bag balloon belly billow bulge bunch jut overhang poke pooch [chiefly dialect] pouch pout project protrude stand out start stick out swell See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bītan to bite Noun (2) Middle English betel, from Old English bīetel; akin to Old English bēatan to beat Adjective Middle English bitel-browed having overhanging brows, probably from betylle, bitel beetle Verb (2) verbal derivative of beetle entry 4 First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) circa 1919, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb (2) 1602, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing beetle ambrosia beetle cereal leaf beetle carpet beetle darkling beetle bark beetle deathwatch beetle diving beetle dung beetle flea beetle flour beetle furniture beetle ground beetle Japanese beetle khapra beetle long-horned beetle oil beetle rove beetle smaller European elm bark beetle snout beetle spotted cucumber beetle stag beetle tiger beetle vedalia beetle tortoise beetle water beetle click beetle blister beetle Asian longhorned beetle potato beetle Colorado potato beetle whirligig beetle elm bark beetle beetle-browed rhinoceros beetle elm leaf beetle burying beetle Mexican bean beetle sawyer beetle Asian longhorn beetle See More ambrosia beetle cereal leaf beetle carpet beetle darkling beetle bark beetle deathwatch beetle diving beetle dung beetle flea beetle flour beetle furniture beetle ground beetle Japanese beetle khapra beetle long-horned beetle oil beetle rove beetle smaller European elm bark beetle snout beetle spotted cucumber beetle stag beetle tiger beetle vedalia beetle tortoise beetle water beetle click beetle blister beetle Asian longhorned beetle potato beetle Colorado potato beetle whirligig beetle elm bark beetle beetle-browed rhinoceros beetle elm leaf beetle burying beetle Mexican bean beetle sawyer beetle Asian longhorn beetle See More Kids Definition beetle noun bee·tle ˈbē-tᵊl 1 : any of a group of insects with four wings the outer pair of which are stiff cases that cover the others when folded 2 : an insect that looks like a beetle beetles 1 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of beetle as in protrudes to extend outward beyond a usual point houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a "bump" Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance protrudes pokes bulges pouches bellies balloons stands out projects bags bunches swells sticks out juts billows overhangs pooches mushrooms domes pouts snowballs starts extends dilates inflates lengthens stretches elongates distends blows up expands Antonyms & Near Antonyms shrinks contracts compresses condenses constricts beetles 2 of 2 noun plural of beetle as in bats Synonyms & Similar Words bats hammers canes mallets billy clubs mauls sledgehammers rods staves bastinadoes knobkerries saps batons shillelaghs birches billies gavels hickories bastinades waddies rattans cudgels truncheons bludgeons shillalahs nightsticks blackjacks staffs clubs staves maces crosiers rungs croziers crooks switches crabsticks walking sticks whangees
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beetle

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verb (1)

noun (2)

adjective

verb (2)

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Word History

Phrases Containing beetle

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