noun Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
noun A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
noun Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”).
verb To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.
He beetled off on his vacation.
adjective Protruding, jutting, overhanging.
beetle brows
verb To loom over; to extend or jut (above).
The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.
noun A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
noun A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.