beaver
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
beaver
or
beavers
plural
beaver
or
beavers
Britannica Dictionary definition of BEAVER
1
[count]
:
a small animal that has thick, brown fur and a wide, flat tail, that cuts down trees with its teeth, and that builds dams and underwater houses with mud and branches
— often used before another noun
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see picture at rodent
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a beaver dam [=a dam built by beavers]
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beaver ponds
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beaver skins/pelts
2
[noncount]
:
the fur of a beaver
— often used before another noun
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see also eager beaver
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a coat made of beaver
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a beaver coat
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a beaver hat
2
beaver
/ˈbiːvɚ/
verb
beavers;
beavered;
beavering
2
beaver
/ˈbiːvɚ/
verb
beavers;
beavered;
beavering
Britannica Dictionary definition of BEAVER
beaver away
[phrasal verb] informal
:
to work in a very active and energetic way
— often + at
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They've been beavering away for hours.
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They're still beavering away at the problem.
