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beaver

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Synonyms: bearer, bever, beaner, beater, reaver, weaver, behaver, beaker, leaver, braver, heaver

Antonyms: bearer, bever, beaner, beater, reaver, weaver, behaver, beaker, leaver, braver, heaver

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Noun

  1. A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. The fur of the beaver.
  3. A hat, of various shapes, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850.
  4. Beaver pelts as an article of exchange or as a standard of value.
  5. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woollen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
  6. A brown colour, like that of a beaver.
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  7. 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.
  8. Alternative letter-case form of Beaver (“member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement”).
  9. A beard or a bearded person.
  10. A game, in which points are scored by spotting beards.
  11. The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; denoting films or literature featuring nude women.
  12. A woman, especially one who is sexually attractive.

Verb

  1. To form a felt-like texture, similar to the way beaver fur is used for felt-making.
  2. To work hard.
  3. To cut a continuous ring around a tree that one is felling.
  4. After being doubled, to immediately double the stakes again, a move that keeps the doubling cube on one’s own side of the board.
  5. To spot a beard in a game of beaver.

Noun

  1. Alternative spelling of bevor (“part of a helmet”).

Noun

  1. Butter.

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