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- [beet-l]
- /ˈbit l/
- /ˈbiː.tl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beet-l]
- /ˈbit l/
Definitions of beetle word
- countable noun beetle A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body. 3
- noun beetle any insect of the order Coleoptera, having biting mouthparts and forewings modified to form shell-like protective elytra 3
- noun beetle a game played with dice in which the players draw or assemble a beetle-shaped form 3
- verb beetle to scuttle or scurry; hurry 3
- noun beetle a heavy hand tool, usually made of wood, used for ramming, pounding, or beating 3
- noun beetle a machine used to finish cloth by stamping it with wooden hammers 3
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Origin of beetle
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; late Middle English betylle, bityl, Old English bitela (bitel- biting (bit- bite + -el adj. suffix) + -a noun suffix)
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Parts of speech for Beetle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beetle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
beetle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beetle
noun beetle
- pest — a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- vermin — noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- louse — any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- ant — Ants are small crawling insects that live in large groups.
- flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
verb beetle
- protrude — to project.
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- sag — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- bloat — to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
Antonyms for beetle
verb beetle
- tighten — make more snug or secure
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- lessen — to become less.
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
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