BEETLES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

jutting or overhanging

Example: beetle brows

Part of speech: Noun

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

Part of speech: Noun

a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden)

Example: used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

Part of speech: Verb

beat with a beetle

Part of speech: Verb

fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

Example: He beetled up the staircase; They beetled off home

Part of speech: Verb

be suspended over or hang over

Example: This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town