Definition of beetles

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  • beetles is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • beetles is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • beetles is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of beetles

  • be suspended over or hang over (verb)

    Examples

    1. This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town

    Synonyms

    1. overhang
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. mallet
  • jutting or overhanging (adjective)

    Examples

    1. beetle brows

    Synonyms

    1. beetling
  • beat with a beetle (verb)
  • fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle (verb)

    Examples

    1. He beetled up the staircase
    2. They beetled off home
  • insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings (noun)

See definition of beetles in Merriam Webster