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- [bee-ver]
- /ˈbi vər/
- /ˈbiː.vər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bee-ver]
- /ˈbi vər/
Definitions of beaver word
- countable noun beaver A beaver is a furry animal with a big flat tail and large teeth. Beavers use their teeth to cut wood and build dams in rivers. 3
- uncountable noun beaver Beaver is the fur of a beaver. 3
- noun beaver a large amphibious rodent, Castor fiber, of Europe, Asia, and North America: family Castoridae. It has soft brown fur, a broad flat hairless tail, and webbed hind feet, and constructs complex dams and houses (lodges) in rivers 3
- noun beaver the fur of this animal 3
- noun beaver a tall hat of beaver fur or a fabric resembling it, worn, esp by men, during the 19th century 3
- noun beaver a woollen napped cloth resembling beaver fur, formerly much used for overcoats, etc 3
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Origin of beaver
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bever, Old English beofor, befor; cognate with German Biber, Lithuanian bebrùs, Latin fiber, Sanskrit babhrús reddish brown, large ichneumon
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Parts of speech for Beaver
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beaver popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beaver usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beaver
noun beaver
- doer — a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- spark plug — a device designed to fit in each cylinder of a gasoline-powered internal-combustion engine and to produce the electric spark for igniting the mixture of gasoline and air.
- go-getter — an enterprising, aggressive person.
- live wire — an energetic, keenly alert person.
verb beaver
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
- labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- toil — Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
- keep at — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
Antonyms for beaver
verb beaver
- laze around — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
Top questions with beaver
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- how to skin a beaver?
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