beetle

nom

1. 1

   Any 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.

2. 2

   A 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.

   Guessing competitions were tackled with much enthusiasm, followed by a beetle drive, and judging by the laughter, this was popular with all.

3. 3

   Variante de BeetleAlternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”).

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:beetle.

verbe

1. 1

   To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.

   He beetled off on his vacation.

   I beetled across to our table, but no Pauline, no Mr Cresswell, no Mr Rudyard.

   “[…] But he seems to have beetled off somewhere as usual. […]”

   In the falling darkness Harry saw small collections of lights as they passed over more villages, then a winding road on which a single car was beetling its way home through the hills. …

adjectif

1. 1

   Protruding, jutting, overhanging.

   beetle brows

verbe

1. 1

   To loom over; to extend or jut (above).

   The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.

   To the dreadful summit of the cliff / That beetles o'er his base into the sea.

   Each beetling rampart, and each tower sublime.

   I was indeed gently affected, and shared his fears, remembering well the bulging walls of the old house, and the toppling mass of heavy chimney work which beetled over the roof, beneath which these poor doves had made their nest.

nom

1. 1

   A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

2. 2

   A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.

verbe

1. 1

   To beat with a heavy mallet.

2. 2

   To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.

   to beetle cotton goods

nom

1. 1

   Variante de betelobsolèteObsolete spelling of betel.

   Scatter black sand, and offer camphor, sandal, flowers, beetle-leaves, and all sorts of fragrance.

   Beetle-leaf is absolutely a primary necessary article of life; every person consumes it daily, especially when travelling; the hindoo of caste has great difficulties in the way of cooking food, which are augmented whenever from home, and the beetle alleviates his hunger.

Formes

pluriel

beetles

comparatif

more beetle

superlatif

most beetle

passé

beetled

participe passé

beetled

participe présent

beetling

3ᵉ personne du singulier

beetles