Beetle
21beetle — Pu u, ane, ūhini lele, mū. ♦ Rose beetle, pu u ai loke. ♦ Flour beetle, mū ai palaoa. ♦ Wood boring beetle, uku lā au. ♦ Olinda beetle, pu u …
22beetle — bee|tle1 [ bitl ] noun count an insect with a smooth hard back beetle bee|tle 2 [ bitl ] verb ,beetle off or ,beetle a way phrasal verb intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL to go somewhere quickly, especially when you do not wish to be seen …
23beetle — bee·tle || biËtl v. go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one s way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a beetle adj. overhanging; projecting, bulging n. small insect; hammer, maul …
24Beetle — UK [ˈbiːt(ə)l] / US [ˈbɪt(ə)l] Word forms Beetle : singular Beetle plural Beetles trademark a type of small car with a round shape made by Volkswagen …
25beetle — I bee•tle [[t]ˈbit l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling. 1) ent any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings 2) ent (loosely) any of various insects resembling a… …
26Beetle{™} — n the English name for the original Volkswagen small car with a rounded design. In the US it is also called the bug: Her first car was a Beetle. * * * …
27Beetle — (Heb. hargol, meaning leaper ). Mention of it is made only in Lev. 11:22, where it is obvious the word cannot mean properly the beetle. It denotes some winged creeper with at least four feet, which has legs above its feet, to leap withal. The… …
28beetle — Synonyms and related words: arachnid, arthropod, beetle browed, beetling, bug, caterpillar, centipede, chilopod, daddy longlegs, digester, diplopod, fly, hang out, hang over, harvestman, hexapod, impend, impend over, impendent, impending,… …
29beetle — bee|tle1 [ˈbi:tl] n [: Old English; Origin: bitula, from bitan; BITE1] an insect with a round hard back which is usually black beetle 2 beetle2 v [I always + adverb/preposition] BrE informal to go somewhere quickly and leaning forward = ↑scurry ▪ …
30beetle — vb British to hurry. A dated colloquialism revived by Sloane Rangers in the early 1980s. It is inspired of course by the scuttling of the insects. ► I had to beetle along to Jonty s before lunch …
