noun🔗ShareA small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011)"My grandfather's favorite car was a classic Beetle. "vehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny 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."The beetle crawled slowly across the windowpane. "insectanimalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."My younger brother loves to play the beetle game at school during recess. "gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move away quickly, to scurry away."He beetled off on his vacation."actionanimalnatureinsectwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo loom over; to extend or jut."The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof."appearancestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareProtruding, jutting, overhanging. (As in beetle brows.)"The old man had a beetle brow, casting his eyes in shadow. "appearancebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc."The construction worker used a heavy beetle to hammer the paving stones into place. "utensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine."The cotton mill used a large beetle to flatten and smooth the newly woven fabric, giving it a polished finish. "machineindustrytechnologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo beat with a heavy mallet."The carpenter beetle-d the wooden plank to shape it for the new bookshelf. "actionutensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine."to beetle cotton goods"machineprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading