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beetle
1[ beet-l ]
noun
- any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings.
- (loosely) any of various insects resembling the beetle, as a cockroach.
verb (used without object)
- Chiefly British. to move quickly; scurry:
He beetled off to catch the train.
beetle
2[ beet-l ]
noun
- a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- any of various wooden instruments for beating linen, mashing potatoes, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to use a beetle on; drive, ram, beat, or crush with a beetle.
- to finish (cloth) with a beetling machine.
beetle
3[ beet-l ]
adjective
- projecting; overhanging:
beetle brows.
beetle
1/ ˈbiːtəl /
noun
- any insect of the order Coleoptera , having biting mouthparts and forewings modified to form shell-like protective elytra coleopteran
- a game played with dice in which the players draw or assemble a beetle-shaped form
verb
- informal.to scuttle or scurry; hurry
beetle
2/ ˈbiːtəl /
verb
- intr to overhang; jut
adjective
- overhanging; prominent
beetle
3/ ˈbiːtəl /
noun
- a heavy hand tool, usually made of wood, used for ramming, pounding, or beating
- a machine used to finish cloth by stamping it with wooden hammers
verb
- to beat or pound with a beetle
- to finish (cloth) by means of a beetle
Derived Forms
- ˈbeetling, adjective
Other Words From
- beetler noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of beetle1
Origin of beetle2
Origin of beetle3
Word History and Origins
Origin of beetle1
Origin of beetle2
Origin of beetle3
Example Sentences
Examples include some beetles and rainforest kangaroos called pademelons.
The diabolical ironclad beetle is like a tiny tank on six legs.
Near the back of the beetle, the ridges are not as tightly interlocked.
He writes of the beetles that save mimosa trees in Houston, his daughter’s death at age 38 and greeting “small nervous birds” in walks along the sea.
Last weekend, China’s customs agency banned imports of timber from Queensland, claiming it had found a beetle infestation in one shipment.
Blister rust is like having the flu; the pine beetle is like fast acting leukemia.
In 2007, FWS reported that the beetle outbreak had affected only 16 percent of the whitebark pines.
The Beetle was launched with a series of television commercials unlike any before them.
Who could turn down a seaside drive in a bright yellow Beetle?
The rhino beetle—fried, stewed, grilled, or roasted—is high in calcium and protein.
Her feet crush creeping things: there is a busy ant or blazoned beetle, with its back broken, writhing in the dust, unseen.
But strangest of all the dishes at the Tagal's feast was one prepared from a kind of beetle.
Then the juice would fill up the hole the beetle had made, and the tree would go on growing as before.
There was a toy balloon, a beetle that ran all over the room in a life-like manner, a jumping jack, and some popcorn balls.
Old Mr. Ford declared he had not laughed so much in twenty years as he did at the antics of the boys and the beetle.
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