countable a small North American animal that has a wide flat tail and thick fur. Beavers cut down trees with their teeth and build dams (=walls) across streams.
Synonyms and related words
Mammals found in North, Central and South America
agouti
alpaca
armadillo
2
uncountable the fur of a beaver, used for making clothes such as hats and coats
Synonyms and related words
Cloth made from animal hair and fur
alpaca
angora
bearskin
3
Beaver
in the UK and some other countries, a boy or girl aged 6-8 who is a member of the Scout Association
Synonyms and related words
The Scouting Organization
Beaver
Boy Scout
Brownie
beaver
noun
US /ˈbivər/
Other entries for this word
beaververb
Beaver Tailnoun
eager beavernoun
Word Forms
singular
beaver
plural
beavers
DEFINITIONS4
1
countable a small North American animal that has a wide flat tail and thick fur. Beavers cut down trees with their teeth and build dams (=walls) across streams.
Synonyms and related words
Mammals found in North, Central and South America
agouti
alpaca
armadillo
2
uncountable the fur of a beaver, used for making clothes such as hats and coats
Synonyms and related words
Cloth made from animal hair and fur
alpaca
angora
bearskin
3
countable offensivean offensive word for the area around a woman’s sex organs
Synonyms and related words
Sex and reproductive organs
balls
beaver
bits
4
Beaver
in the U.K. and some other countries, a boy or girl aged 6-8 who is a member of the Scout Association
Synonyms and related words
The Scouting Organization
Beaver
Boy Scout
Brownie
beaver
verb
UK /ˈbiːvə(r)/
Other entries for this word
beavernoun
Beaver
Beaver Tailnoun
eager beavernoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
beaver
he/she/it
beavers
present participle
beavering
past tense
beavered
past participle
beavered
phrasal verb
beaver away
intransitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
beaver away
he/she/it
beavers away
present participle
beavering away
past tense
beavered away
past participle
beavered away
informal
1
if you beaver away at something, you work very hard at it
beaver away at:
He was beaveringaway at his homework until after midnight.
Synonyms and related words
To work hard
work at
forge
overwork
beaver
verb
US /ˈbivər/
Other entries for this word
beavernoun
Beaver
Beaver Tailnoun
eager beavernoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
beaver
he/she/it
beavers
present participle
beavering
past tense
beavered
past participle
beavered
phrasal verb
beaver away
intransitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
beaver away
he/she/it
beavers away
present participle
beavering away
past tense
beavered away
past participle
beavered away
informal
1
if you beaver away at something, you work very hard at it
beaver away at:
He was beaveringaway at his homework until after midnight.