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1 beaver
'bi:və1) (an animal with strong front teeth, noted for its skill in damming streams.) bever2) (its fur.) beverskinnbeverI1) bever, beverskinn2) kastorhatt, flosshatt3) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) mann med skjegg4) (amer., vulgært) mus, fittebeaver lodge beverhyttethe Beaver State forklaring: betegnelse på staten Oregoneager beaver ( om person) arbeidsmaur, streber, flittig maurwork like a beaver arbeide som en hestIIsubst. \/ˈbiːvə\/visir, hjelmgitterIIIverb \/ˈbiːvə\/arbeide hardt, strevebeaver away with something arbeide flittig med noe
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beaver away — verb work hard on something • Syn: ↑beaver • Derivationally related forms: ↑beaver (for: ↑beaver) • Hypernyms: ↑work • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
beaver away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms beaver away : present tense I/you/we/they beaver away he/she/it beavers away present participle beavering away past tense beavered away past participle beavered away informal if you beaver away at something … English dictionary
beaver away — v. (slang) (BE) (D; intr.) ( to work hard ) to beaver away at * * * (slang) (BE) (D; intr.) ( to work hard ) to beaver away at … Combinatory dictionary
beaver away — PHRASAL VERB If you are beavering away at something, you are working very hard at it. [V P at/on n] They had a team of architects beavering away at a scheme for the rehabilitation of District 6... [V P] They are beavering away to get everything… … English dictionary
beaver away — informal work hard. → beaver … English new terms dictionary
beaver away — verb To busily undertake a large task. She wont be going out much, as shes beavering away on her thesis … Wiktionary
beaver away (at something) — ˌbeaver aˈway (at sth) derived (informal) to work very hard at sth • He s been beavering away at the accounts all morning. Main entry: ↑beaverderived … Useful english dictionary
beaver — ► NOUN (pl. same or beavers) 1) a large semiaquatic rodent noted for gnawing through trees in order to make dams. 2) a hat made of felted beaver fur. 3) a very hard working person. ► VERB (often beaver away) informal ▪ work hard … English terms dictionary
beaver — bea|ver1 [ bivər ] noun 1. ) count a small North American animal that has a wide flat tail and thick fur. Beavers cut down trees with their teeth and build DAMS (=walls) across streams. 2. ) uncount the fur of a beaver, used for making clothes… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beaver — bea|ver1 [ˈbi:və US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: beofor] a North American animal that has thick fur and a wide flat tail, and cuts down trees with its teeth →eager beaver at ↑eager beaver 2 beaver2 v beaver away phr v to work very hard,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beaver — beaver1 noun (plural same or beavers) 1》 a large semiaquatic broad tailed rodent, noted for its habit of gnawing through trees to fell them in order to make lodges and dams. [Castor canadensis (N. America) and C. fiber (Eurasia).] ↘the soft… … English new terms dictionary