Beetle vs. Spider

Beetlenoun

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

Beetlenoun

(uncountable) A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.

Beetlenoun

A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

Beetlenoun

A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.

Beetleverb

To move away quickly, to scurry away.

Beetleverb

To loom over; to extend or jut.

Beetleverb

To beat with a heavy mallet.

Beetleverb

To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.

Beetleadjective

Protruding, jutting, overhanging. (As in beetle brows.)

Beetlenoun

A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

Beetlenoun

A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; - called also beetling machine.

Beetlenoun

Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.

Beetleverb

To beat with a heavy mallet.

Beetleverb

To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.

Beetleverb

To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.

Beetlenoun

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

Beetlenoun

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

Beetleverb

be suspended over or hang over;

Beetleverb

fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle;

Beetleverb

beat with a beetle

Beetleadjective

jutting or overhanging;

Beetle

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects.

Spidernoun

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

Spidernoun

(Internet) A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.

Spidernoun

A float (drink) made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).

Spidernoun

(slang) A spindly person.

Spidernoun

(slang) A man who persistently approaches or accosts a woman in a public social setting, particularly in a bar.

Spidernoun

A stick with a convex arch-shaped notched head used to support the cue when the cue ball is out of reach at normal extension; a bridge.

Spidernoun

A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common in open-hearth cookery.

Spidernoun

(cooking) Implement for moving food in and out of hot oil for deep frying, with a circular metal mesh attached to a long handle; a spider skimmer

Spidernoun

A part of a crank, to which the chainrings are attached

Spidernoun

(slang) Heroin (street drug).

Spidernoun

(music) Part of a resonator instrument that transmits string vibrations from the bridge to a resonator cone at multiple points.

Spidernoun

A skeleton or frame with radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces, such as a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; or a frame for strengthening a core or mould for a casting.

Spidernoun

(sports) The network of wires separating the areas of a dartboard

Spiderverb

To move like a spider.

Spiderverb

To cover a surface like a cobweb.

Spiderverb

To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.

Spidernoun

Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under Araneina.

Spidernoun

Any one of various other arachnids resembling the true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red spider (see under Red).

Spidernoun

An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used over coals on the hearth.

Spidernoun

A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.

Spidernoun

A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc.

Spidernoun

predatory arachnid that usually has silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

Spidernoun

a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine

Spidernoun

a skillet made of cast iron

Spidernoun

an eight-legged predatory arachnid with an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen. Spiders have fangs which inject poison into their prey, and most kinds spin webs in which to capture insects.

Spidernoun

used in names of arachnids similar or related to spiders, e.g. sea spider, sun spider.

Spidernoun

an object resembling a spider, especially one having numerous or prominent legs or radiating spokes.

Spidernoun

a set of radiating elastic ties used to hold a load in place on a vehicle.

Spidernoun

a long-legged rest for a billiard cue that can be placed over a ball without touching it.

Spidernoun

another term for crawler (sense 2)

Spiderverb

move in a scuttling manner suggestive of a spider

Spiderverb

form a pattern suggestive of a spider or its web

Spiderverb

another term for crawl (sense 4 of the verb)

Spider

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms.