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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 2 senses
- ferret(n = noun.animal) black-footed ferret, mustela nigripes - musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct;
- ferret(n = noun.animal) - domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits;
Derived form verb ferret2
Verb has 3 senses
- ferret(v = verb.motion) - hound or harry relentlessly;
- ferret(v = verb.competition) - hunt with ferrets;
- ferret(v = verb.cognition) ferret out - search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun ferret1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
CIDE DICTIONARY
, n. Array
An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela furo syn. Putorius furo ), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes. They are sometimes kept as pets. [1913 Webster]
, v. t. Array
To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out ; as, to ferret out a secret . [1913 Webster]
, n. Array
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting . [1913 Webster]
, n. Array
The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, n. & v.
--n.
1 a small half-domesticated polecat, Mustela putorius furo, used in catching rabbits, rats, etc.
2 a person who searches assiduously.
--v.
1 intr. hunt with ferrets.
2 intr. rummage; search about.
3 tr. (often foll. by about, away, out, etc.) a clear out (holes or an area of ground) with ferrets. b take or drive away (rabbits etc.) with ferrets.
4 tr. (foll. by out) search out (secrets, criminals, etc.).
--n.
1 a small half-domesticated polecat, Mustela putorius furo, used in catching rabbits, rats, etc.
2 a person who searches assiduously.
--v.
1 intr. hunt with ferrets.
2 intr. rummage; search about.
3 tr. (often foll. by about, away, out, etc.) a clear out (holes or an area of ground) with ferrets. b take or drive away (rabbits etc.) with ferrets.
4 tr. (foll. by out) search out (secrets, criminals, etc.).
Derivative
ferreter n. ferrety adj.
Etymology
ME f. OF fu(i)ret alt. f. fu(i)ron f. LL furo -onis f. L fur thief
THESAURUS
Argus, Cape polecat, ape, bar, bear, cat, cavy, chimp, chimpanzee, coon, eagle, foumart, glutton, groundhog, guinea pig, hawk, hedgehog, lynx, monk, monkey, mousehound, opossum, polecat, porcupine, possum, prairie dog, quill pig, raccoon, skunk, weasel, whistle-pig, wolverine, woodchuck, zoril
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