Words Like FERRET
We have put together a list of words that are similar to FERRET.
5 Alternative Words Similar to ferret
10 definitions of ferret
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An artificial albinotic variety of the fitch or polecat, Putorius vulgaris or fœtidus, said to be of African origin, about 14 inches long, of a whitish or pale-yellowish color, with red or pink eyes, bred in confinement in Europe and America to kill rats, rabbits, and other vermin or small game living in holes, into which its lithe, slender, and sinuous body readily enters.
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In glass-manuf, the iron used to try the melted matter to see if it is fit to work, and to make the rings at the mouths of bottles.
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To drive out of a lurking-place, as a ferret does the rabbit.
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Hence Figuratively, to search out by perseverance and cunning: commonly followed by out: as, to ferret out a secret.
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To worry, as a ferret does his prey.
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To hunt with ferrets: as, to ferret rats with trained ferrets.
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Originally, a silk tape or narrow ribbon used for fastening or lacing; now, a narrow worsted or cotton ribbon used for binding, for shoestrings, etc., and also, when dyed in bright colors, for cockades, rosettes, etc.
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An often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
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The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.