beaver
IPA: bˈivɝ
noun
- (countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet.
- The fur of the beaver.
- (countable) A hat, of various shapes, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850.
- (Canada, US) Beaver pelts as an article of exchange or as a standard of value.
- Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woollen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
- A brown colour, like that of a beaver.
- (countable, backgammon) A move in response to being doubled, in which one immediately doubles the stakes again, keeping the doubling cube on one’s own side of the board.
- Butter.
- Referring to a beard.
- (countable) A beard or a bearded person.
- (uncountable, historical) A game, in which points are scored by spotting beards.
- (countable) Referring to the genital area or a woman.
- (chiefly Canada, US) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; (attributively) denoting films or literature featuring nude women.
- (US, offensive) A woman, especially one who is sexually attractive.
- (countable) A surname.
- A place name.
- A town in Arkansas, United States.
- A city in Iowa, United States.
- A village in Ohio, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A borough, the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Beaver County, Utah, United States.
- A census-designated place in West Virginia, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Beaver Township.
- A native or resident of the American state of Oregon.
- (originally Canada) A member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement, composed of groups for children, traditionally boys, of approximately five to seven years of age.
- (dated) The Dane-zaa people, indigenous to northern Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
- Alternative letter-case form of Beaver (“member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement”). [(countable) A surname.]
- Alternative spelling of bevor (“part of a helmet”). [(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.]
- Alternative letter-case form of beaver (“beard-spotting game”). [(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet.]
verb
- To work hard.
- (logging, slang) To cut a continuous ring around a tree that one is felling.
- (backgammon) After being doubled, to immediately double the stakes again, a move that keeps the doubling cube on one’s own side of the board.
- To form a felt-like texture, similar to the way beaver fur is used for felt-making.
- To spot a beard in a game of beaver.
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Examples of "beaver" in Sentences
- The lodge's totem is the beaver.
- The beaver lives in the nearby rivers.
- The pond is the headwaters of Beaver Dam Brook.
- Beaver is the more rational and pragmatic of the pair.
- The beaver was killed by the benevolent spirit Hobomock.
- The Beaver is now the only type of plane employed by the airline.
- The Beavers lost that game to the BYU Cougars in windy conditions.
- The school colors are yellow and blue and the mascot is the beaver.
- The beaver continue to help restore the wetland by rehydrating the soils.
- It is found naturally in castoreum, the glandular secretion of the beaver.
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