ALL meanings of beetle
bee·tle
B b - countable noun beetle A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body. 3
- noun beetle any insect of the order Coleoptera, having biting mouthparts and forewings modified to form shell-like protective elytra 3
- noun beetle a game played with dice in which the players draw or assemble a beetle-shaped form 3
- verb beetle to scuttle or scurry; hurry 3
- noun beetle a heavy hand tool, usually made of wood, used for ramming, pounding, or beating 3
- noun beetle a machine used to finish cloth by stamping it with wooden hammers 3
- verb beetle to beat or pound with a beetle 3
- verb beetle to finish (cloth) by means of a beetle 3
- verb beetle to overhang; jut 3
- adjective beetle overhanging; prominent 3
- noun beetle any of a large order (Coleoptera) of insects, including weevils, with biting mouthparts and hard front wings (elytra) that cover the membranous hind wings when the hind wings are folded 3
- noun beetle any insect resembling a beetle 3
- noun beetle a heavy mallet, usually wooden, for driving wedges, tamping earth, etc. 3
- noun beetle a household mallet or pestle for mashing or beating 3
- noun beetle a club used in finishing handmade linen 3
- noun beetle a machine for finishing cloth by beating it over or between rollers 3
- verb transitive beetle to pound with a beetle 3
- verb transitive beetle to put a glossy finish on (cloth) by flattening the fibers with a beetle 3
- intransitive verb beetle to project or jut; overhang 3
- adjective beetle jutting; overhanging 3
- noun beetle An insect of an order distinguished by forewings typically modified into hard wing cases (elytra) that cover and protect the hind wings and abdomen. 1
- noun beetle winged insect 1
- noun beetle hand tool: hammer 1
- intransitive verb beetle hurry 1
- intransitive verb beetle protrude, jut 1
- noun beetle a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc. 1
- noun beetle any of various wooden instruments for beating linen, mashing potatoes, etc. 1
- verb without object beetle to project; jut out; overhang: a cliff that beetles over the sea; his mustache and beetling brows; thick eyebrows beetling over blue eyes. 1
- verb without object beetle to hang or tower over in a threatening or menacing manner: The prospect of bankruptcy beetled over him. 1
- verb with object beetle to use a beetle on; drive, ram, beat, or crush with a beetle. 1
- verb with object beetle to finish (cloth) with a beetling machine. 1
- adjective beetle projecting; overhanging: beetle brows. 1
- noun beetle 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. 0
- noun beetle (Uncountable Noun) 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. 0
- noun beetle Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”). 0
- noun beetle A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc. 0
- noun beetle A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine. 0
- verb beetle To move away quickly, to scurry away. 0
- verb beetle To loom over; to extend or jut. 0
- verb beetle To beat with a heavy mallet. 0
- verb beetle To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine. 0
- adjective beetle Protruding, jutting, overhanging. (As in beetle brows.). 0