beet
(biːt )
Word forms: beets
1. uncountable noun
Beet is a crop with a thick round root. It is often used to feed animals, especially cows.
...fields of sweet corn and beet.
2. See also sugar beet
3. variable noun [usually plural]
Beets are dark red roots that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often preserved in vinegar. [US]
regional note: in BRIT, use beetroot Image of beet
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Translations:
Chinese: 甜菜
Japanese: ビート
- to shake someone's hand
- to shake the foundations of something
- to shed light on something
- to shoot from the hip
- to shoot yourself in the foot
- to shorten the odds
- to show someone the door
- to show your face
- to shudder to think
- to shut the door in someone's face
- to sign one's own death warrant
- to sign on the dotted line
- to sing from the same song sheet
- to sing someone's praises
- to sink without trace
- to sit on the fence
- to sit tight
- to sleep rough
- to slip through your fingers
- to slip your mind
- to smell a rat
- to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
- to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
- to sock it to
- to soften/cushion the blow