Dictionary Check: beetle

"beetle" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

adjective

jutting or overhanging

Example: "beetle brows"
Synonyms:
noun

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

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

Synonyms:
verb

be suspended over or hang over

Example: "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
Synonyms:
verb

fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

Example: "He beetled up the staircase"
verb

beat with a beetle

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