beetles
Meaning of beetles
- an insect of a large order distinguished by having forewings that are typically modified into hard wing cases (elytra), which cover and protect the hindwings and abdomen.
- a dice game in which a picture of a beetle is drawn or assembled.
- make one's way hurriedly.
the tourist beetled off
Old English bitula, bitela ‘biter’, from the base of bītan ‘to bite’.
plural noun- a very heavy mallet, typically with a wooden head, used for ramming, crushing, etc.
- a machine used for heightening the lustre of cloth by pressure from rollers.
- ram or crush with a beetle.
she stood in a shed, beetling grain for the fowl
- finish (cloth) with a beetle.
Old English bētel, of Germanic origin; related to beat.
verb, 3rd person present- (of a rock or a person's eyebrows) be prominent or overhanging.
his eyebrows beetled with irritation
mid 16th century (as an adjective): back-formation from beetle-browed, first recorded in Middle English. The verb was apparently used as a nonce word by Shakespeare and was later adopted by other writers.
Information about beetles
- The singular form of beetles is: beetle.
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Hyphenation of beetles
bee-tles
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- beetles is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
beetles synonyms
Meaning an insect of the order Coleoptera ; a beetle:
Meaning (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps:
Meaning (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement:
Meaning a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire:
Meaning move in an energetic and busy manner:
Meaning move or act with great haste:
Meaning move or travel hurriedly:
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective:
Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:
Meaning hurl missiles repeatedly at:
Meaning fasten with a zip:
Meaning fasten with a belt:
Meaning extending outwards beyond something else; protruding:
Meaning sticking out; projecting:
Meaning important; famous:
Meaning hanging or extending outwards over something:
Meaning swelling outwards; protruding:
Meaning fat, round, or bulging:
Meaning hanging down or overhanging:
Translation of beetles
- Spanish: escarabajo, coleóptero, coleópteros, escarabajos
- German: Käfer
- French: coléoptères
Words that rhyme with beetles
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