beetle
US /ˈbitl/
・UK /ˈbi:tl/
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n. (c.)Countable NounInsect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
The hard black covering of a beetle helps to both hide it from its enemies and protect it from attack
n.NounThe study of beetles as a group or species.
The study of beetles is a fascinating area of entomology.
n. (c.)Countable NounA heavy mallet or rammer, usually wooden, used for driving in stakes or wedges.
The gardener used a beetle to drive the stakes into the ground.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To project or overhang.
The upper story of the old house beetled over the street.
adj.AdjectiveHaving prominent or overhanging eyebrows.
He had a beetle brow that gave him a stern look.
v.t.Transitive VerbTo beat or flatten with a beetle.
The artist carefully beetled the metal to create the desired shape.
n. (c.)Countable NounA type of car, specifically the Volkswagen Beetle.
She drives a classic Beetle.
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Why everyone should have a cat! Ft. Anna Akana - Simon's Cat | COLLAB
- And because I know you're all wondering my cats are Lily, Abby, Jimmy, Congress and Beetle.
And because I know you're all wondering my cats are Lily, Abby, Jimmy, Congress and Beetle.
- And because I know you're all wondering, my cats are Lily, Abby, Jimmy, Congress, and Beetle.
And because I know you're all wondering, my cats are Lily, Abby, Jimmy, Congress, and Beetle.
My Giant Toad! | Marine Toads | Invasive Cane Toad | Creature Feature
- So oftentimes, whenever a cane toad would encounter a cane beetle, the cane beetle would just scurry off up into the crop while the cane toad was basically on the floor, thinking, oh, I've got a grumbling belly.
So oftentimes, whenever a cane toad would encounter a cane beetle, the cane beetle would just scurry off up into the crop while the cane toad was basically on the floor, thinking, oh, I've got a grumbling belly.
- So oftentimes whenever a Cane Toad would encounter a Cane Beetle,
So oftentimes whenever a Cane Toad would encounter a Cane Beetle,
Jim Jefferies -- Gun Control (Part 1) from BARE -- Netflix Special
- I think they're forgetting what school was like, did anyone remember that casual teacher that used to, whenever she came onto school, that relief teacher came, you and your friends would see her and go, oh we're gonna make her cry, and then she's standing in front of the class with a bit of chalk and her hands would be shaking, and you go, you're never getting married are you miss, never gonna happen for you, then she gets back to a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle, she'd be crying over the steering wheel, just why don't they like me, let's give that kind of gun and see how things work out, and then they go, oh we'll answer to that, we'll just add more guns, they go we'll put an armed security guard at every school across America, yeah that'll work out, the average security guard in America earns $16 an hour, not a lot of wiggle room to be a fucking hero, someone comes onto the school and and you've got Kevin, now I'm sure Kevin's shit hot at Call of Duty, but it might not fucking cut it ladies and gentlemen, now I understand that when I'm doing this joke in this room, 50% of you agree with me, 50% of you don't agree with me, and I do respect the people who don't agree with me, don't think I don't, uh the 50% that don't agree with me, 20% of those people are smart enough to realize this is a comedy show and it's not to be taken seriously, and they're laughing along because it's just funny jokes right, and then the next 20% are sort of phased out a little bit and looking around going,
I think they're forgetting what school was like, did anyone remember that casual teacher that used to, whenever she came onto school, that relief teacher came, you and your friends would see her and go, oh we're gonna make her cry, and then she's standing in front of the class with a bit of chalk and her hands would be shaking, and you go, you're never getting married are you miss, never gonna happen for you, then she gets back to a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle, she'd be crying over the steering wheel, just why don't they like me, let's give that kind of gun and see how things work out, and then they go, oh we'll answer to that, we'll just add more guns, they go we'll put an armed security guard at every school across America, yeah that'll work out, the average security guard in America earns $16 an hour, not a lot of wiggle room to be a fucking hero, someone comes onto the school and and you've got Kevin, now I'm sure Kevin's shit hot at Call of Duty, but it might not fucking cut it ladies and gentlemen, now I understand that when I'm doing this joke in this room, 50% of you agree with me, 50% of you don't agree with me, and I do respect the people who don't agree with me, don't think I don't, uh the 50% that don't agree with me, 20% of those people are smart enough to realize this is a comedy show and it's not to be taken seriously, and they're laughing along because it's just funny jokes right, and then the next 20% are sort of phased out a little bit and looking around going,
- Never going to happen for you." Then she'd get back to a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle.
Never going to happen for you." Then she'd get back to a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle.
What's Inside These 8 Unique Creatures?
- And underneath is a hard shell, similar to the exoskeleton of a beetle.
And underneath is a hard shell, similar to the exoskeleton of a beetle.
- And underneath is a hard shell, similar to the exoskeleton of a beetle.
And underneath is a hard shell, similar to the exoskeleton of a beetle.
エジプト学の専門家だけど質問ある？| Tech Support | WIRED Japan
- A scarab beetle rolls a ball of dung up over a hill.
A scarab beetle rolls a ball of dung up over a hill.
- A scarab beetle rolls a ball of dung up over a hill.
A scarab beetle rolls a ball of dung up over a hill.
Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
- It was a large black beetle with formidable jaws, a pinchbug he called it.
It was a large black beetle with formidable jaws, a pinchbug he called it.
- The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger.
The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger.
Jim Carrey freaks out about fake reality | The Truman Show | CLIP
- I predict that in just a moment we will see a lady on a red bike followed by a man with flowers and a Volkswagen Beetle with a dented fender.
I predict that in just a moment we will see a lady on a red bike followed by a man with flowers and a Volkswagen Beetle with a dented fender.
- a Volkswagen Beetle with a dented fender.
a Volkswagen Beetle with a dented fender.
7 London Stories You’ll Never Forget | The Classics
- Well, Mark Lord, head beetle of the Burlington Arcade, tell us your story.
Well, Mark Lord, head beetle of the Burlington Arcade, tell us your story.
REAL ENGLISH CONVERSATION (WITH SUBTITLES!): TALKING ABOUT SUMMER
- Would they be a beetle?
Would they be a beetle?
- Would they be a beetle?
Would they be a beetle?
Learn vocabulary about CARS in English
- again, this is a Volkswagen Beetle so it pops up a little bit. This is called a "hatch".
again, this is a Volkswagen Beetle so it pops up a little bit. This is called a "hatch".
- This here - now, again, this is a Volkswagen Beetle, so it pops up a little bit.
This here - now, again, this is a Volkswagen Beetle, so it pops up a little bit.