beetle

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UK /ˈbiːtəl/ US [ˈbiɾəɫ]

noun 7verb 4adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, blind, blue, giant, little, poor, sexual, sure

VERB + BEETLE

cannot, caught, create, drive, followed, found, riding, see

BEETLE + NOUN

backyard, brows, cotton, goods, larvae, males, paddy, parfait

PREP.

in, into, on, on, with

ADV.

commonly

Definitions

noun

Any 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.

A 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.

Guessing competitions were tackled with much enthusiasm, followed by a beetle drive, and judging by the laughter, this was popular with all.

Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”).

For quotations using this term, see Citations:beetle.

verb

To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.

He beetled off on his vacation.

I beetled across to our table, but no Pauline, no Mr Cresswell, no Mr Rudyard.

adj

Protruding, jutting, overhanging.

beetle brows

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wo

mallet

verb — be suspended over or hang over

overhang

adjective — jutting or overhanging

beetling

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Guessing competitions were tackled with much enthusiasm, followed by a beetle drive, and judging by the laughter, this was popular with all.

Wiktionary

For quotations using this term, see Citations:beetle.

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He beetled off on his vacation.

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I beetled across to our table, but no Pauline, no Mr Cresswell, no Mr Rudyard.

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“[…] But he seems to have beetled off somewhere as usual. […]”

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beetle brows

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, beetle is marked as archaic, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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