Defenition of the word ferret

• Defenition of the word ferret

  • Small domesticated carnivore of the family Mustelidae (weasel).
  • ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
  • domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
  • search busily; "ferret out the truth"
  • search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"
  • hunt with ferrets
  • hound or harry relentlessly
  • musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
  • search and discover through persistent investigation

Synonyms for the word ferret

• • black-footed ferret
  • dig out
  • flush
  • force out
  • furrow
  • grub
  • hunt
  • Mustela nigripes
  • rummage
  • scrabble
  • search
  • search out

Similar words in the ferret

• • ferret
  • ferret out
  • ferret's
  • ferreted
  • ferreting
  • ferrets

Meronymys for the word ferret

• • genus Mustela
  • Mustela

Hypernyms for the word ferret

• • discover
  • find
  • fitch
  • foulmart
  • foumart
  • hound
  • hunt
  • hunt down
  • look for
  • Mustela putorius
  • mustelid
  • musteline
  • musteline mammal
  • polecat
  • run
  • search
  • seek
  • trace
  • track down

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