beaver

English Thesaurus

1. large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	gnawer, rodent,
definition	:	relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	castor fiber, old world beaver,
definition	:	a European variety of beaver (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	castor canadensis, new world beaver,
definition	:	a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	castor, genus castor,
definition	:	type genus of the Castoridae: beavers (noun.animal)

2. a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	fur hat,
definition	:	a hat made of fur (noun.artifact)

3. a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour,
definition	:	specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	helmet,
definition	:	a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows (noun.artifact)

4. a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	chapeau, hat, lid,
definition	:	headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	man's clothing,
definition	:	clothing that is designed for men to wear (noun.artifact)

5. a full beard (noun.body)

hypernym	:	beard, face fungus, whiskers,
definition	:	the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face (noun.body)

6. a native or resident of Oregon (noun.person)

hypernym	:	american,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of the United States (noun.person)

7. the soft brown fur of the beaver (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	fur, pelt,
definition	:	the dressed hairy coat of a mammal (noun.substance)

8. work hard on something (verb.social)

hypernym	:	work,
definition	:	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (verb.social)

9. large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges (noun.animal)

derivation	:	beaver, beaver away,
definition	:	work hard on something (verb.social)

10. work hard on something (verb.social)

derivation	:	beaver,
definition	:	large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges (noun.animal)

11. large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges (noun.animal)

derivation	:	beaver, beaver away,
definition	:	work hard on something (verb.social)

12. work hard on something (verb.social)

derivation	:	beaver,
definition	:	large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges (noun.animal)