beetle
/bitəl/
verbnounadjective
6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
VERB
1
Be suspended over or hang over.
“This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town”
2
Beat with a beetle.
3
NOUNFly or go in a manner resembling a beetle.
“He beetled up the staircase”
“They beetled off home”
1
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.
2
ADJECTIVEInsect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings.
1
Jutting or overhanging.
“beetle brows”
WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineetlebay
Starts & ends withB … E
Syllablesbee · tle
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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