beaver¹ /bēˈvər/

1. An amphibious rodent (genus Castor)
2. Its valuable fur
3. A hat of beaver fur or a substitute material
4. A glove of beaver fur
5. A heavy woollen cloth
6. A boy belonging to the most junior branch of the scout movement (also Beaver Scout)
7. The female pubic area or genitalia (vulgar sl, orig US)

beavˈery noun

A place where beavers are kept

beavˈerboard or (US) Beaverboard® noun

A building-board of wood fibre

beaver lamb noun

Lambskin dyed to look like beaver fur

beaver rat noun

1. The coypu
2. The musquash
3. The Australian water rat of the genus Hydromys

beavˈer-tree or beavˈer-wood noun

A species of magnolia whose bark beavers eat

beaver away (informal)

To work very hard (at)

mountain beaver

The sewellel

beaver² /bēˈvər/

1. In medieval armour, the covering for the lower part of the face, the visor being that for the upper part (later the movable beaver was confused with the visor)
2. A beard or bearded man (slang)

beavˈered adjective

• fresh as a daisy
• fresh as paint
• fresh blood
• fresh-blown
• fresh breeze
• fresh breezes
• freshed
• freshen
• freshened
• freshener
• fresheners
• freshening
• freshens
• fresher
• fresherdom
• fresherdoms
• freshers
• freshes
• freshest
• freshet
• freshets
• freshing
• freshish
• freshly
• freshman