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
- A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
- The fur of the beaver.
- A hat, of various shapes, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850.
- 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.
- beaver:
- 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.
- Alternative letter-case form of Beaver (“member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement”).
- A beard or a bearded person.
- A game, in which points are scored by spotting beards.
- The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; denoting films or literature featuring nude women.
- A woman, especially one who is sexually attractive.
Verb
- To form a felt-like texture, similar to the way beaver fur is used for felt-making.
- To work hard.
- To cut a continuous ring around a tree that one is felling.
- 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 spot a beard in a game of beaver.
Noun
- Alternative spelling of bevor (“part of a helmet”).
Noun
- Butter.
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