beetle




beetle - noun

  • insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
  • 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

    • beetle - verb

    • be suspended over or hang over
    • fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
    • beat with a beetle

    beetle - adjective

    • jutting or overhanging

    beetle - thesaurus

    beetling   mallet   overhang  


    View spelling list Words ending in tle and learn about the word beetle in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 26. Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. al, el, ol.

    Scrabble score for beetle

    b is 3 e is 1 e is 1 t is 1 l is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 8

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