beavered
Labored like rodent
Beavered describes working with busy, industrious effort—like a beaver building a dam.
Most often appears with "away": She beavered away at the manuscript for months.
The usage is more common in British than American English.
Someone who is beavered has been working hard at something tedious or demanding.
Committed to sustained effort
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- assiduousShowing careful persistent effort
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
persevering · steadfast · thorough · dedicated · earnest · painstaking · sedulous · tireless
hardworking
Committed to sustained effort
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- assiduousShowing careful persistent effort
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
conscientious · persevering · steadfast · thorough · dedicated · earnest · painstaking · sedulous · tireless · persistent
dam
Water-holding barrier
stream · tail · fur · rodent · wetlands · aquatic · mammal · castor · teeth · pond
enthusiastic
Showing intense eager enjoyment
motivated · hungry · ambitious · fervent · passionate · gung-ho · raring · energetic · driven · voracious
- beaver peltsProcessed rodent hides
- eager beaverOverly enthusiastic person
- beaver damRodent-built stream blockade
- busy beaversExtremely active workers
- busy as a beaverTirelessly hardworking idiom
- beaver lodgeSemi-aquatic rodent dwelling
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