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Uncommonbeetles
The correct spelling is beetles.
How to pronounce beetles
noun
Say it like: Bee-tle-s
The correct spelling is beetles. A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011) For example: "He beetled off on his vacation."
Usage Examples
“He beetled off on his vacation.”
“The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.”
“to beetle cotton goods”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011)
- 2.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.
- 3.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.
- 4.A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
- 5.A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.
verb
- 1.To move away quickly, to scurry away.
- 2.To loom over; to extend or jut.
- 3.To beat with a heavy mallet.
- 4.To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
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