Definitions for Beaver

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Beaver bea·ver

Spelling: [bee-ver]

IPA: /ˈbi vər/

Beaver is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 78 anagrams from letters in Beaver (abeerv).

Definitions for Beaver

noun

1. a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
2. the fur of this animal.
3. a flat, round hat made of beaver fur or a similar fabric.
4. a tall, cylindrical hat for men, formerly made of beaver and now of a fabric simulating this fur. Compare opera hat, silk hat, top hat.
5. Informal. a full beard or a man wearing one.
6. Informal. an exceptionally active or hard-working person.
7. Slang: Vulgar. a woman's pubic area. Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman.
8. Textiles. a cotton cloth with a thick nap, used chiefly in the manufacture of work clothes. (formerly) a heavy, soft, woolen cloth with a thick nap, made to resemble beaver fur.
9. (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Oregon, the Beaver State (used as a nickname).
10. a piece of plate armor for covering the lower part of the face and throat, worn especially with an open helmet, as a sallet or basinet. Compare buffe, wrapper (def 7).
11. a piece of plate armor, pivoted at the sides, forming part of a close helmet below the visor or ventail.

verb (used without object)

1. British. to work very hard or industriously at something (usually followed by away).

Origin of Beaver

before 1000; Middle English bever, Old English beofor, befor; cognate with German Biber, Lithuanian bebrùs, Latin fiber, Sanskrit babhrús reddish brown, large ichneumon

Examples for Beaver

But remember to touch your beaver where the hemlock boughs are low.

beaver said Romney “would talk to more of the higher muckety-mucks,”  such as Hanley, about these issues.

What do you know of your own State if you are ignorant of beaver.

Commenting on his vanilla—some might even say “hokey”—demeanor, my wife said he reminded her of the father on Leave It to beaver.

We named the place obviously beaver Pond, resumed our packs, and pushed on.

I worked like a beaver to get it out, and yet the disease appeared to creep from limb to limb of the study before me.

These He said should be slaves; and He ordered them to work forever, like the beaver.

The damp, gray beaver State is attracting the most incoming movers of any other state, according to a new survey.

Sure, Mitt Romney seems ripe for parody, what with his Leave It to beaver vibe and eye-popping wealth.

Think of living so near a beaver or a water-rat with clothes on!