Definition of 'beaver'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense beavers
, present participle beavering
, past tense, past participle beavered
1. countable noun
2. uncountable noun
Beaver is the fur of a beaver.
...a coat with a huge beaver collar.
Phrasal verbs:
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noun
1.
2.
the fur of this animal
6.
a greyish- or yellowish-brown colour
8.
a bearded man
9. (modifier)
having the colour of beaver or made of beaver fur or some similar material
a beaver lamb coat
a beaver stole
verb
10. (intransitive; usually foll by away)
to work industriously or steadily
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Word origin of 'beaver'
noun
1.
a. Word forms: plural ˈbeavers or ˈbeaver
b.
its fur
2.
a man's high silk hat, originally made of this fur
adjective
5. US, Slang
often considered vulgar
verb intransitive
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noun
1.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'beaver'
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Translations for 'beaver'
British English: beaver
/ˈbiːvə/ NOUN
A beaver is a furry animal like a large rat with a big flat tail.
- American English: beaver
- Arabic: قُنْدُس
- Brazilian Portuguese: castor
- Chinese: 海狸
- Croatian: dabar
- Czech: bobr
- Danish: bæver
- Dutch: bever
- European Spanish: castor
- Finnish: majava
- French: castor
- German: Biber
- Greek: κάστορας
- Italian: castoro
- Japanese: ビーバー
- Korean: 비버
- Norwegian: bever
- Polish: bóbr
- European Portuguese: castor
- Romanian: castor
- Russian: бобр
- Spanish: castor
- Swedish: bäver
- Thai: สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำคล้ายนาก
- Turkish: kunduz
- Ukrainian: бобер
- Vietnamese: con hải ly
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