Synonyms for beetle
ˈbit lbee·tle

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1. beetlenoun

   insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

   Synonyms:
   mallet

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

2. mallet, beetleadjective

   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

   Synonyms:
   mallet, hammer

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

3. beetle, beetlingverb

   jutting or overhanging

   "beetle brows"

   Synonyms:
   beetling

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

4. overhang, beetleverb

   be suspended over or hang over

   "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"

   Synonyms:
   overhang

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

5. beetleverb

   fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

   "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"

   Synonyms:
   overhang

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

6. beetleverb

   beat with a beetle

   Synonyms:
   overhang

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Hang
   • Insect
   • Move

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1. beetleverb

   Synonyms:
   protrude, project, jut, jut out, hang over

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1. beetlenoun

   Synonyms:
   mallet (heavy), scarabee, clock, coleopter, scarab

2. beetleverb

   Synonyms:
   overhang, jut out, protrude, project

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1. List of paraphrases for "beetle":

   ponderosa, mpb, coleoptera, insect, mountain, bug, infestation, pest

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How to use beetle in a sentence?

1. Ursula Heinen-Esser:

   Within a few weeks, it's completely reversed, and we're now dealing with drought, it'll also have a major impact on the forest and on bark beetle infestation.

2. Anna Malinowska:

   The problem is that several years ago there was an outbreak of bark beetle and it got worse, the only way to solve the problem is to cut down affected trees. This was not done and so the (infestation) spread.

3. Czeslaw Okolow:

   In the area of the national park, no one has fought the beetle since 1921.

4. Jim Lee:

   He also ushered in a slew of unique, very personal and eclectic characters for DC such as the Question, Blue Beetle, Hawk and Dove and more, polite and unassuming -- he never sought attention or the limelight but in many ways represented the hidden hero he saw in all of us. #RIPsteveditko.

5. Robert Cyglicki:

   An attempt to fight the bark beetle with a chainsaw and an ax will bring more damage than benefits.