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RAT Synonyms

There are 37 synonyms of the word rat. (exact relations)
There are 22 hypernyms of the word rat. (close relations)
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mouse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

• a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

• person who is quiet or timid

• a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad

verb

• to go stealthily or furtively

• manipulate the mouse of a computer

rodent
nounn
noun

• relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

rodentia
nounn
noun

• small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters (Rodentia)

scoundrel
nounn
noun

• a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

varmint
nounn
noun

• an irritating or obnoxious person

• any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote

vermin
nounn
noun

• an irritating or obnoxious person

• any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats

blackleg
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

verb

• take the place of work of someone on strike

scab
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

• the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

verb

• form a scab

• take the place of work of someone on strike

tell on
verbv
verb

• give away information about somebody

• produce an effect or strain on somebody

betray
verbv
verb

• reveal unintentionally

• deliver to an enemy by treachery

• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• give away information about somebody

• cause someone to believe an untruth

betrayer
nounn
noun

• one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

• a person who says one thing and does another

bewray
verbv
verb

• reveal unintentionally

blabber
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

verb

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

crumb
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a very small quantity of something

• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

• small piece of e.g. bread or cake

verb

• coat with bread crumbs

• break into crumbs

• remove crumbs from

denounce
verbv
verb

• speak out against

• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

• announce the termination of, as of treaties

• give away information about somebody

finger
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

• the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

• one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

verb

• feel or handle with the fingers

• examine by touch

• search for on the computer

• indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

fink
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

verb

• take the place of work of someone on strike

• confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

grass
nounn
noun

• German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)

• narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

• a police informer who implicates many people

• bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

• street names for marijuana

verb

• shoot down, of birds

• cover with grass

• spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach

• feed with grass

• give away information about somebody

informer
nounn
noun

• one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

lowlife
nounn
noun

• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Best Hypernyms For RAT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for rat, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
pad rodent animal capture catch defect desert employ engage gnawer hire inform informant mammal source vertebrate work worker
Phrases (4)
disagreeable persondo workfill outunpleasant person

Alternatives for MOUSE

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