beetle
— Adjective
– English
~ jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
Asiatic beetle
— Noun
– English
~ introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
bark beetle
— Noun
– English
~ small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
beetle
— Noun
– English
~ a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
bean beetle
— Noun
– English
~ introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
bee beetle
— Noun
– English
~ European beetle; infests beehives
beetle
— Noun
– English
~ insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
beetleweed
— Noun
– English
~ tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
beetling
— Adjective
– English
~ jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
beetroot
— Noun
– English
~ beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
beetroot
— Noun
– English
~ round red root vegetable
befall
— Verb
– English
~ happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
befall
— Verb
– English
~ become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
befit
— Verb
– English
~ accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
befitting
— Adjective
– English
~ appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"
befittingly
— Adverb
– English
~ in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances; "he was appropriately dressed"; "If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave!"; "I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed"
befog
— Verb
– English
~ make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"