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beetle

verbnounadjective /bitəl/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 10
Definitions
verb

be suspended over or hang over

“This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town”

noun

a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

adjective

jutting or overhanging

“beetle brows”

verb

beat with a beetle

verb

fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

“He beetled up the staircase”

noun

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

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