ferret+out
21ferret — fer|ret1 [ˈferıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: furet, from Latin fur thief ] a small animal with a pointed nose, used to hunt rats and rabbits ferret 2 ferret2 v 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] [i]informal to search for somet …
22ferret — I fer•ret [[t]ˈfɛr ɪt[/t]] n. 1) mam a domesticated variety of the polecat, used esp. in Europe for driving small mammals from their burrows 2) mam Also called black footed ferret a North American prairie weasel, Mustela nigripes with a black… …
23ferret — I. /ˈfɛrət / (say feruht) noun 1. a domesticated, albinistic, red eyed form of the polecat, used for hunting rabbits and rats in their burrows. 2. a wild species, Mustela nigripes (black footed ferret), yellowish brown with the tip of the tail… …
24ferret — I. noun Etymology: Middle English furet, ferret, from Anglo French firet, furet, from Vulgar Latin *furittus, literally, little thief, diminutive of Latin fur thief more at furtive Date: 14th century 1. a. a domesticated usually albino, brownish …
25ferret — I UK [ˈferɪt] / US [ˈferət] noun [countable] Word forms ferret : singular ferret plural ferrets a small thin furry animal with a long tail that people use for hunting rabbits and rats II UK [ˈferɪt] / US [ˈferət] verb [intransitive] Word forms… …
26ferret — 1 noun (C) a small animal with a pointed nose used to hunt rats and rabbits 2 verb (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) informal to search for something inside a drawer, box etc by pushing things about (+ about/around/for): She ferreted about in her desk… …
27ferret — v 1.Usu. ferret out drive or hunt jut, smoke out, search out, track down, Inf. bird dog; smell out, sniff out, grub up, Inf. nose out; bring to light, unearth, disinter, exhume, dig out, run down, trace down, look up, root out; fish out, worm… …
28ferret — fer|ret1 [ ferət ] noun count a small thin furry animal with a long tail that people keep as a pet or use for hunting RABBITS and RATS ferret fer|ret 2 [ ferət ] verb intransitive 1. ) to search for something in a small space: ferret around: She… …
29ferret — [[t]fe̱rɪt[/t]] ferrets, ferreting, ferreted 1) N COUNT A ferret is a small, fierce animal which is used for hunting rabbits and rats. 2) VERB If you ferret about for something, you look for it in a lot of different places or in a place where it… …
30ferret — 1. noun /ˈfɛrɪt/ A mammal rather like a weasel, but which was originally bred from the polecat and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits in England. 2. verb /ˈfɛrɪt/ a) To hunt game with ferrets …
