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fer·ret
 ferret
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- pronunciation:
- fe
r
 t
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a domesticated, usu. albino variety of the European polecat, used in hunting rabbits, rats, and the like.
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| definition 2: |
a North American mammal that resembles a weasel and is related to the European ferret.
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| related words: |
hunt |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ferrets, ferreting, ferreted |
| definition 1: |
to seek out or drive from cover, as if by using a hunting animal (usu. fol. by "out").
We hope to ferret out the spies.- similar words:
- root
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| definition 2: |
to hunt (usu. burrowing animals) using ferrets.
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| related words: |
hunt, rout, run down, seek |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to search; rummage.
- similar words:
- root
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| related words: |
delve, pry, rout |
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| derivation: |
ferreter (n.) |
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