beetle vs flagpole

beetle

verb
  • To move (away) quickly, to scurry away. 

  • To beat with a heavy mallet. 

  • To loom over; to extend or jut. 

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

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

  • 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. 

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

  • 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. 

adj
  • Protruding, jutting, overhanging. 

flagpole

verb
  • Exit a country momentarily and reenter. Usually this is done to satisfy immigration requirements. 

noun
  • A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown. 

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