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ferret

/ ferret /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
Type of:
polecat fitch foulmart
verb Sense 2
hunt with ferrets
Type of:
hunt run hunt down
Derived:
black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
hound or harry relentlessly
Type of:
hound hunt trace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
Type of:
musteline mammal mustelid musteline
Has parts:
Mustela genus Mustela
verb Sense 5
search and discover through persistent investigation
"She ferreted out the truth"
Type of:
discover find
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

polecat fitch foulmart hunt run hunt down hound trace musteline mammal mustelid musteline discover