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Beaver

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Noun

1. beaver, beaver fur

the soft brown fur of the beaver

2. beaver, oregonian

a native or resident of Oregon

3. beaver

a full beard

4. beaver, dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper

a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur

5. beaver

a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face

6. beaver, castor

a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)

7. beaver

large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges

Verb

8. beaver, beaver away

work hard on something

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Beaver

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noun
1. 
a large amphibious rodent, Castor fiber, of Europe, Asia, and North America: family Castoridae. It has soft brown fur, a broad flat hairless tail, and webbed hind feet, and constructs complex dams and houses (lodges) in rivers
2. 
the fur of this animal
3.  mountain beaver
4. 
a tall hat of beaver fur or a fabric resembling it, worn, esp by men, during the 19th century
5. 
a woollen napped cloth resembling beaver fur, formerly much used for overcoats, etc
6. 
a greyish- or yellowish-brown colour
7. obsolete
a full beard
8. 
a bearded man
9. (modifier)
having the colour of beaver or made of beaver fur or some similar material
a beaver lamb coat
a beaver stole
verb
10. (intransitive; usually foll by away)
to work industriously or steadily
noun
a movable piece on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower part of the face
noun
a member of a Beaver Colony, the youngest group of boys (aged 6–8 years) in the Scout Association

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Beaver

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noun
1. 
a. Word forms: plural ˈbeavers or ˈbeaver
any of a family (Castoridae) of large rodents with soft, brown fur, chisel-like teeth, webbed hind feet, and a flat, broad tail: they often gnaw trees down and build canals and dams to form beaver ponds in which they build dry, dome-shaped, island lodges having underwater entrances
b. 
its fur
2. 
a man's high silk hat, originally made of this fur
3. 
a heavy cloth of felted wool, used for overcoats, etc.
4.  US, Slang
the female genitals
often considered vulgar
adjective
5.  US, Slang
designating or of a film, photograph, etc. in which the female genitals are exposed
often considered vulgar
verb intransitive
6.  US
to work hard, constantly, conscientiously, etc.
usually with away
noun
1. 
a movable piece of armor on the lower part of a medieval helmet, for protecting the mouth and chin
2. 
later, the visor of a helmet

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Beaver

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n.
1.
a. Either of two large semiaquatic rodents, Castor canadensis of North America or C. fiber of Eurasia, having thick brown fur, webbed hind feet, a broad flat tail, and sharp incisors used for gnawing bark and felling trees, with which they construct dams and underwater lodges.
b. The fur of a beaver.
c. A top hat originally made of the underfur of a beaver.
2. A napped wool fabric, similar to felt, used for outer garments.
3.
a. Vulgar Slang The female genitals.
b. Offensive Slang A woman or girl.
adj.
1. Of or relating to a beaver or beavers: beaver fur; a beaver hat.
2. Constructed by beavers: beaver dams.
intr.v. bea·vered, bea·ver·ing, bea·vers
To work diligently and energetically.
n.
1. A piece of armor attached to a helmet or breastplate to protect the throat or lower face.
2. The visor on a helmet.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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