Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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beetle | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
deathwatch | Yes | No | No | No |
beetle (noun) | deathwatch (noun) |
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insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings | bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death |
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 | minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers |
beetle (adjective) | deathwatch (adjective) |
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jutting or overhanging |
beetle (verb) | deathwatch (verb) |
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beat with a beetle | |
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle | |
be suspended over or hang over |