Synonyms for
Beaver
Definition
a large, nocturnal, semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet, a broad flat tail, and sharp incisors
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Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- busy as a beaver
- beaver dam
- beaver tail
- beaver lodge
- beaver pelt
- beaver teeth
- beaver colony
Word family
Usage note
The verb 'to beaver' means to work hard and diligently at something. It is less common than the noun form referring to the animal.
Example sentences
- The beaver built a dam in the river.
- The beaver's broad flat tail helps it swim.
- The beaver's sharp incisors are used for cutting trees and building dams.
- Beavers are nocturnal animals, which means they are active at night.
- Beavers have webbed hind feet that help them swim.
Quotes
The beaver told the rabbit as they stared at the Hoover Dam: 'No, I didn't build it myself, but it's based on an idea of mine.' - Unknown
I watched a small green frog climb a blade of grass and survey his kingdom, and I knew that I was not alone in my love of the beaver marsh. - Anne Raver
The beaver's tail, like the kangaroo's legs and the elephant's trunk, is one of those oddities of evolution that are so striking that they have been processed into myth. - Tom Robbins