Word Finder - beaver

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A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet.

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A hat, of various shapes, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850.

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The pubic hair and/or vulva of a woman.

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The fur of the beaver.

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Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woollen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.

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A brown colour, like that of a beaver (also called beaver brown).

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A man who wears a beard.

A few fur-bearing animals, the mink, beaver and raccoon, still remain.

The black bear and beaver were also widely distributed.

Formerly common in England, the European beaver has not only been exterminated there, but likewise in most of the countries of the continent, although a few remain on the Elbe, the Rhone and in parts of Scandinavia.

The lynx and beaver have disappeared.

In short, it's a busy little beaver!

The black bear, wolf, catamount, wolverine, wild cat, fox, beaver, racoon, marten, sable, woodchuck, skunk, otter, mink, rabbit and squirrel are also found.

It is served by the Pennsylvania railway, and is connected by bridge with Beaver Falls.

Coal and fireclay abound in the vicinity, the Beaver river furnishes good water power, and the borough has various manufactures.

Some marble is quarried at Beaver in Beaver county, and Utah onyx has been used for interior decoration, notably in the city and county building of Salt Lake City.

Oquirrh, Tintic, Beaver, House and Mineral Mountains are typical examples of these north-south " basin ranges," which rise abruptly from the desert plains and are themselves partial deserts.

Zinc has been produced in commercial quantities in Summit, Tooele and Beaver counties.

There are considerable deposits of sulphur, of varying degrees of richness, near Black Rock in Beaver county.

The fauna originally included buffalo, elk, deer, wolves, bear, lynx, beaver, otter, porcupine and puma, but civilization has driven them all out entirely.

Young Lisle was shot under the beaver by an arrow, and the feud ended with his death, all claims of his widow being settled with an annuity of boo.

Its supposed use as a trowel by the beaver is, however, not supported by the actual facts of the case.

The bear, wolf and beaver, once common, have long ceased to be, the last wolf having been killed, it is said, in 1680 by Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel.

When he got to the creek, he saw a beaver sitting beside the stream.

The wolf, fox, lynx (" wildcat "), otter, mink and beaver have become rare.

How do you defeat the baddie at the end of the Beaver Forest level?

The price of the day included a plastic beaker stenciled with the Bonanza day and the Derbyshire Beaver Birthday mascot Furry Fred.

Having ridden up to Nicholas, Ilagin raised his beaver cap and said he much regretted what had occurred and would have the man punished who had allowed himself to seize a fox hunted by someone else's borzois.

Thumbs Down for the beaver Plans by Scottish Natural Heritage to reintroduce the European beaver to Scotland were recently rejected by Scottish ministers.

Ashley's company was the first to depend primarily upon trapping the beaver rather than buying them from Native Americans.

One must not be a brash, eager beaver.

The European beaver was an important part of the native fauna of the Caledonian Forest.

To use a few well chosen words, coined by some animal expert no doubt, I have been quite the busy beaver.

Spotted hyaenas, giant beaver, extinct big cats, extinct species of rhino, extinct giant deer and other deer.

A coin was created to equal the value of one beaver pelt.

The hair much resembles that of a beaver, but is shorter; it consists of a thick soft underfur, interspersed with longer stiff, glistening hairs, which overlie and conceal the former, on the upper surface and sides of the body.

Burnt wheat, barley and linseed, with many varieties of seeds and fruits, were plentifully mingled with the bones of the stag, the ox, the swine, the sheep and the goat, representing the ordinary food of the inhabitants, while remains of the beaver, the fox, the hare, the dog, the bear, the horse, the elk and the bison were also found.

While in that rank he was led by his self-assertive temper into a quarrel with his superior, Lieutenant Philip Beaver (1766-1813), for which he was sent before a court-martial.

Similarly imbricated epidermic productions form the covering of the undersurface of the tail of the African flying rodents of the family Anomaluridae; and flat scutes, with the edges in apposition, and not overlaid, clothe both surfaces of the tail of the beaver, rats and certain other members of the rodent order, and also of some insectivora and marsupials.

Read a review of the Wilderness Beaver boat from Canal & Riverboat magazine or view pictures of the interior.

Beaver 's record for weaving a basket out of colored paper still remains unbroken.

In the 1950s, the television show Leave it to Beaver portrayed what was perceived as the quintessential modern American family.

Those who want to ski in the lap of luxury favor resorts such as Aspen, Vail and Beaver Creek.

The company also owns Breckenridge, Beaver Creek and Vail.

You can also choose to upgrade a multi-day lift ticket for access to Vail or Beaver Creek.

It included unlimited and unrestricted access to Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Heavenly, which is located in Lake Tahoe.

Colorado is often associated with the upscale ski resorts, such as Aspen, Vail and Beaver Creek.

Aspen, Vail and Beaver Creek are Colorado's most luxurious resorts.

Some resorts, such as Beaver Creek, take luxury to the extreme, by offering outdoor escalators in the base areas.

Beaver Creek cafeterias also have "Greet and Seat" hosts, who find and escort you to your seat during lunch time.

Aspen, Vail and Beaver Creek also have their own airports. passengers can transfer from Denver, and take a flight directly to Aspen.

Beaver, a beautifully restored paddle wheeler.

The website also has a forum function as well as a link to another tab website, Beaver Tabs.

She appeared in many 1980s television shows including Still the Beaver, Night Court and Who's the Boss?.

See for yourself with a visit to Aspen, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain, Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Snowmass, Steamboat, or Winter Park.

When PrAna founders Beaver and Pam Theodosakis were thinking of a name for their Southern California company, Pam poured over her yoga books until they found something that embodied what they were trying to do.

The three remaining children learn from Beaver that they are destined to become rulers of Narnia and free them from the endless winter, but the children are only concerned with rescuing Edmund and returning home.