FERRET Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word ferret. (close relations)
Definition of FERRET
ferrets
Best Alternative Words for FERRET
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animal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement adjective satellite • marked by the appetites and passions of the body | ||||||||
creature | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement • a living being • a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | ||||||||
mustelid | nounn | |||||||
noun • fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals | ||||||||
polecat | nounn | |||||||
noun • American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae • dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened | ||||||||
stoat | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail | ||||||||
weasel | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky • small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck | ||||||||
black-footed ferret | nounn | |||||||
noun • musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct | ||||||||
ferret out | verbv | |||||||
verb • search and discover through persistent investigation | ||||||||
mustela nigripes | nounn | |||||||
noun • musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct |