| Front | beaver |
|---|---|
| Back | bea•ver noun, verb BrE /ˈbiːvə(r)/ NAmE /ˈbiːvər/ noun word origin 1 [countable] an animal with a wide flat tail and strong teeth. Beavers live in water and on land and can build dams (= barriers across rivers), made of pieces of wood and mud. It is an official symbol of Canada. see also eager beaver 河狸，海狸 2 [uncountable] the fur of the beaver, used in making hats and clothes 3 [countable] (taboo, slang, especially NAmE) the area around a woman's sex organs verb verb forms word origin ˌbeaver aˈway (at sth) (informal) to work very hard at sth He's been beavering away at the accounts all morning. |
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