beaver

5 definitions found

beaver - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.
     bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[aum]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver,
     Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.
     fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,
     brown, the animal being probably named from its color.
     [root]253. See Brown.]
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     1. (Zool.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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     Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It
           is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its
           lodges or "houses," and dams across streams. It is
           valued for its fur, and for the material called
           castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of
           the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and
           the American is generally considered a variety of this,
           although sometimes called Castor Canadensis.
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     2. The fur of the beaver.
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     3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
        usually of silk.
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              A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.
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     4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly
        for making overcoats.
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     5. A man's beard.
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     6. The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar. [vulgar
        slang]
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     7. A woman; -- vulgar and offensive. [vulgar slang]
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     8. A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; --
        used especially in the phrase eager beaver. [informal]
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     Beaver rat (Zool.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of
        Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster).
  
     Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver.
  
     Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank.
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  Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. baviere, bauier, beavoir, bever; fr.
     F. bavi[`e]re, fr. bave slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle,
     drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. Bavi[`e]re, according
     to Cotgrave, is the bib put before a (slavering) child.]
     That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the
     face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the
     breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise)
     that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.
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beaver - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  beaver
      n 1: the soft brown fur of the beaver [syn: beaver, beaver fur
           ]
      2: a native or resident of Oregon [syn: Oregonian, Beaver]
      3: a full beard
      4: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
         with beaver fur [syn: dress hat, high hat, opera hat,
         silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper, beaver]
      5: a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect
         the lower face
      6: a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
         [syn: beaver, castor]
      7: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad
         flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
      v 1: work hard on something [syn: beaver, beaver away]

beaver - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Beaver, AK (CDP, FIPS 5750)
    Location: 66.33420 N, 147.31466 W
    Population (1990): 103 (52 housing units)
    Area: 49.8 sq km (land), 11.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 99724
  Beaver, AR (town, FIPS 4540)
    Location: 36.47612 N, 93.77274 W
    Population (1990): 57 (30 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
  Beaver, IA (city, FIPS 5185)
    Location: 42.03783 N, 94.14086 W
    Population (1990): 46 (28 housing units)
    Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50031
  Beaver, KS
    Zip code(s): 67517
  Beaver, OH (village, FIPS 4696)
    Location: 39.03236 N, 82.82523 W
    Population (1990): 336 (133 housing units)
    Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 45613
  Beaver, OK (city, FIPS 4750)
    Location: 36.81450 N, 100.52388 W
    Population (1990): 1584 (817 housing units)
    Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Beaver, OR
    Zip code(s): 97108
  Beaver, PA (borough, FIPS 4688)
    Location: 40.69290 N, 80.30751 W
    Population (1990): 5028 (2365 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 15009
  Beaver, UT (city, FIPS 4060)
    Location: 38.27900 N, 112.63977 W
    Population (1990): 1998 (775 housing units)
    Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 84713
  Beaver, WA
    Zip code(s): 98305
  Beaver, WI
    Zip code(s): 54114
  Beaver, WV (CDP, FIPS 5260)
    Location: 37.74050 N, 81.15090 W
    Population (1990): 1244 (562 housing units)
    Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 25813

beaver - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "beaver":
     Vandyke, activist, ball of fire, beard, big-time operator,
     bristles, bustler, busy bee, doer, down, eager beaver, enthusiast,
     go-getter, goatee, human dynamo, hustler, imperial, live wire,
     man of action, man of deeds, militant, new broom, operator,
     peach fuzz, political activist, powerhouse, side whiskers, stubble,
     take-charge guy, tuft, wheeler-dealer, whiskers, winner